This volume covers techniques for natural pest control of flower and vegetable gardens, orchards and small farms. It includes sections on companion planting, birds and other pest predators, descriptions of Australia's common pests, and the creation and use of organic pesticides and fungicides.

A wombat's work is never done!

Take a closer look at Australia's best-known marsupials. Why does Australia have animals that are so different from others anywhere else in the world? Why do 'roos and wallabies have such big tummies? Find out in this fascinating new book. Ages 7+.

Josephine loves to dance. She adores nothing more than bouncing with the brolgas, leaping with the lyrebirds and swaying with the branches in the trees. However, Josephine is no ordinary dancer... she's a KANGAROO!

An prizewinning novel for readers of 8 -- 12, told through the voice of a contemporary child, as she weaves a story about a secret child of Hitler.

Once again Possum and Mopoke venture beyond the safety of The Valley with the Collector Desert Wind. This time they search for more than metal or new plants; they have a mystery to solve even stranger than the music from the sea or the city in the sand. Where did the wild boy Dommy come from? And how could he have tamed lions?

This book has separate chapters on the myths & reality of companion planting how to develop your own companion planting and on vegetables, fruit and flowers.

Boojum Bark is a werewolf - and a hero. He doesn't really want to be a hero, but it's in the family. Now he has to go to Hero School to learn the Right Way to achieve hero status. But something strange is happening at the School for Heroes. Could the school be under attack? If so, by whom? Who will protect it? Can Boojum sniff out the perpetrators?

Switch on your own, home-based power, water, garbage and sewerage systems. You don't need to know a Watt from a Wallaby to enjoy your independence: home-based systems can be practical, cheap, simple to install, and fun.

Take a trip with a wombat, and discover the ins and outs of her day in this fantastic toddler friendly board format of the modern classic Australian picture book. There are holes to be dug and territory to be defended -- and don't forget all the eating and sleeping that needs to be squeezed in too!

A baby wombat's work is never done!

Self-sufficient gardens are beautiful - a ramble of productivity, and a profusion of smells and colour. This book helps you to create a 'Garden of Eden' in your own backyard.