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Books, as author

Seals of the World (with Gavin Maxwell & David Williams)	Constable 1967
Snakes of the World	Hamlyn 1969
Reptiles and Amphibians	Macdonald Educational 1980
Black-headed Gull	Heinemann/BM(NH) 1981
Prehistoric Life	Macdonald Educational (under pen-name John Howard) 1981
Birds - Spotting & Studying	Macdonald 1983
Birds	Newnes - Country Life Pocket Guide 1985
Life Begins	Macdonald in UK / Silver Burdett in USA 1986
The Day of the Dinosaurs	Macdonald in UK / Silver Burdett in USA 1986
Mighty Mammals of the Past	Macdonald in UK / Silver Burdett in USA 1986
The Human Ape (When Humans Began)	Macdonald in UK / Silver Burdett in USA 1986
Creatures of the Past	Purnell 1987
A Year in the Life - Badger	Macdonald 1987
A Year in the Life - Elephant	Macdonald 1987
A Year in the Life - Tiger	Macdonald 1987
A Year in the Life - Whale	Macdonald 1987
A Year in the Life - Owl	Macdonald 1987
A Year in the Life - Chimpanzee	Macdonald 1987
Junior Animal Encyclopedia: Volumes on -
The Large Plant-eaters	Equinox 1989
Hunters(part)	Equinox 1989
Amphibians & Reptiles	Equinox 1989
Science in Action - Fossils	Cherrytree Books 1989
Through the Microscope - Insects	Franklin Watts 1989
Through the Microscope - Plants and Seeds	Franklin Watts 1989
Junior Animal Encyclopedia -
Simple Animals	Equinox 1990
Ponds and Streams	Eagle Books 1990
Tell Me About: Flowers, Trees & Other Plants	Kingfisher 1991
Be an expert - Naturalist	Gloucester Press 1991
Animal Behaviour - Hibernation	Gloucester Press 1991
Animal Behaviour	Prentice Hall 1992
Be an expert - Environmentalist	Gloucester Press 1992
Philip's Wildlife Atlas (with Robin Kerrod)	George Philip 1992
The World of Dinosaurs - 101 Questions & Answers	Hamlyn 1993
Land Predators	Wayland 1995
Earthquakes and Volcanoes	Dragon's World 1996
Creepy Crawlies	Parragon 2000
Life on Earth: In the Sea	Facts on File 2004
Life on Earth: On the Land	Facts on File 2004
Life on Earth: In the Air	Facts on File 2004
Life on Earth: The First Humans (with Quartz Editions)	Facts on File 2004

Consultant / contributor

The Complete Amateur Naturalist Gerald Durrell pub. Hamish Hamilton 1982, The Great Illustrated Dictionary pub. Readers Digest 1983, The Reader's Digest Book of Facts 1984, Pocket Encyclopedia Century Hutchinson 1987, 20th Century Encyclopedia Century Hutchinson 1988, Minibeasts Ginn Science Level 5 1990, Life & Water Ginn Science Level 6 1991, World Farming Martyn Bramwell pub.Usborne Understanding Geography 1994

Consultant for

Encyclopedia of Animal & Plant Life St Michael / Macdonald Educational 1979, Hocus Pocus Diplodocus Macdonald Educational 1980, Rivers and Lakes Macdonald Educational 1980, Reptiles Joyce Pope pub. Hamish Hamilton 1985, First Sights series: Aladdin Books Lizards and Dragons. Pythons and Boas, Whales, Spiders 1988, Today's World series: Aladdin Books Birds and Mammals, Fish to Reptiles, Plants, Simple Creatures, Origin of Life, The Human Race, Planet Earth 1988 , Project Wildlife series: Aladdin Books Giant Panda, Tiger 1988, Polar Bear 1989, Compass Wild Animals series 5 books2004, Compass Dinosaurs series 6 books 2004

Other contributions

Caterpillars, butterflies Elsevier partworks 1969, Snakes Elsevier's Animal Encyclopedia 1970, Wild Cats in The Complete Cat, Peter Way 1972, Various book reviews in Natural History Book Reviews, pub. Richmond 1976-80, Amphibians, reptiles Joy of Knowledge, Mitchell Beazley 1977, Amphibians, reptiles St Michael Encyclopedia of Natural History 1979, Various, answers to readers queries Wildlife Magazine 1978-80, Zoos and Wildlife Parks, Nature Trails (with Susan Joy), Chapters in A Handbook for Naturalists', pub. Collins 1981, Introductory chapter in Watching Wildlife , by Russell & Major, pub. David & Charles 1983, Special features in Geography: Animal Life , pub. Equinox 1990, As quiet as a dormouse down in the woods , The Countryman 2001

Editing

Editing and writing Zoo Magazine 1964-73, Editing, translating, writing Safari Cards , pub. Edito-Service Geneva 1977-80, Editing translations from German Longman Nature Guides series: Clouds and Weather; Butterflies and Moths of Britain & Europe; Conifers of Britain & Europe; Deciduous Trees of Britain & Europe; Beetles of Britain & Europe; Berries of Britain & Europe; Rocks , Providing and editing new English text Garden Birds of Britain & Europe; Flowers of Field & Meadow in Britain & Europe , 1986 Editing Animal Biology , in Junior Animal Encyclopedia series, Equinox, 1990, Dinosaur Worlds (4 book series), Highlights/Heinemann 1997, New Clue Books (series of 6), OUP 1997

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