Featured Creatures

Stolen from his Californian family and sold as a sled dog in Alaska, a domesticated dog called Buck must fight for survival in a frozen, harsh, and wild environment.

Channel 5’s ‘Yorkshire Vet’ Julian Norton recounts the highs and lows of daily life as a working vet. From calving cows to calming excitable pet owners, Julian’s warm and evocative memoir show us every side of the veterinary world.

Wild thing. Tamed. Or is he?

Classic horsey tale. The kind that needs regular brushing.

From passing the ultimate human test (a cocktail party) to acting in a stage play about the history of civilization, this is a story of human frailty...told by a talking gorilla.

Take one classic optical illusion, one large measure of fun and one valuable lesson about right and wrong and you have one highly re-readable read-aloud for kids. Is it a duck or is it a rabbit? You decide!

Inhabiting the twin realms of literary theory and scientific exploration, Daisy Hildyard hypothesizes the new duality of humankind: our corporeal self and our imprint in the outer ecosystem.