Books with author Garry Conlin

This is a story about a female robin called Robina, and how she survived her baby days in her parent robin’s nest, remembering how she was nurtured and protected by them until she could look after herself. In her own words she tells you of her adventures growing up into an adult robin who proudly displayed her redbreast to warn other robins away from her territory. And how she befriended the human whose garden was in her territory, trusting him not to harm her or her baby nestling's she reared in his garden.

This is a story about a female robin called Robina, and how she survived her baby days in her parent robin’s nest, remembering how she was nurtured and protected by them until she could look after herself.In her own words she tells you of her adventures growing up into an adult robin who proudly displayed her redbreast to warn other robins away from her territory.And how she befriended the human whose garden was in her territory, trusting him not to harm her or her baby nestling's she reared in his garden.

There once was a big Lasius Niger ant nest deep in the English countryside, in this ant nest newly hatched queen ants and male ants were stretching their wings, waiting for the signal to fly away from the parent nest.One of the young ant queens was called Queen Lasius, she had spent her whole life in the big nest being looked after by her parent queen’s worker ants, and she was very excited about flying off on an adventure to find a good place to build a new colony.This is the story of her adventures.

Quercus was the Roman word for Oak and Robur means hard and strong, as in robust.'Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns Grow', is a famous phrase that means, great things may come from small beginnings, and this is so true when you look at what the small acorn has to go through before it can take its place in the forest, as a mighty English oak tree called Quercus Robur.This story tells you about the adventures of Quercus Robur, and shows you how it manages to survive in the forest, growing from a little acorn that relies on its body clock and natural instincts, to grow into a mighty tree.Follow its life and watch it avoid all the challenges and dangers of the natural world, the weather, insects, animals, disease and of course humans, trying to prevent it from growing into the mightiest tree in the forest.Read how this mighty oak develops from an acorn to a majestic aged tree, in a miracle of life, taking its natural place in amongst other trees in the woodlands, building a community in nature for the benefit of all the fungi, insects, birds, and animals that depend on it for their survival, and of course us humans that have used its wood and acorns in many ways through the past centuries.

About this story:In this fantastic story of nature, a common frog called Rana describes her life, showing how she survives in an English garden pond were her mother frog laid her with thousands of other eggs as frog spawn.She tells of her amazing struggle to survive as a tadpole in the pond as she went through different stages of her life, before emerging from the pond as a young adventurous frog.Enjoy reading about her exciting adventures in the countryside and how she used her instincts and skill to avoid being captured and eaten by the many natural predators around her.This is her special story showing how she became "Rana the Amazing Frog".

The European Peacock Butterfly is arguably the most beautiful butterfly in the world.This story is about how one of these interesting insects managed to survive the various life cycles she had to go through, successfully emerging to grace our gardens, fields and countryside with her beautiful presence, opening her wings to show us her colours as she feeds of the summer nectar, making pretty flowers in our gardens and countryside look even more beautiful.This is the story of a Peacock butterfly, growing from an egg and revealing to you all the amazing cycles of her life before she emerges as “Peacock the Beautiful”.

There once was a big Lasius Niger ant nest deep in the English countryside, in this ant nest newly hatched queen ants and male ants were stretching their wings, waiting for the signal to fly away from the parent nest. One of the young ant queens was called Queen Lasius, she had spent her whole life in the big nest being looked after by her parent queen’s worker ants, and she was very excited about flying off on an adventure to find a good place to build a new colony. This is the story of her adventures.

The European Peacock Butterfly is arguably the most beautiful butterfly in the world. This story is about how one of these interesting insects managed to survive the various life cycles she had to go through, successfully emerging to grace our gardens, fields and countryside with her beautiful presence, opening her wings to show us her colours as she feeds of the summer nectar, making pretty flowers in our gardens and countryside look even more beautiful. This is the story of a Peacock butterfly, growing from an egg and revealing to you all the amazing cycles of her life before she emerges as “Peacock the Beautiful”.

Quercus was the Roman word for Oak and Robur means hard and strong, as in robust. 'Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns Grow', is a famous phrase that means, great things may come from small beginnings, and this is so true when you look at what the small acorn has to go through before it can take its place in the forest, as a mighty English oak tree called Quercus Robur. This story tells you about the adventures of Quercus Robur, and shows you how it manages to survive in the forest, growing from a little acorn that relies on its body clock and natural instincts, to grow into a mighty tree. Follow its life and watch it avoid all the challenges and dangers of the natural world, the weather, insects, animals, disease and of course humans, trying to prevent it from growing into the mightiest tree in the forest. Read how this mighty oak develops from an acorn to a majestic aged tree, in a miracle of life, taking its natural place in amongst other trees in the woodlands, building a community in nature for the benefit of all the fungi, insects, birds, and animals that depend on it for their survival, and of course us humans that have used its wood and acorns in many ways through the past centuries.

The hedgehog is a familiar small animal to most people because it is unique for its protective spikes and its defence of rolling up into a tight ball for protection. Yet not many people get to see them actively living their lives because they are nocturnal, only becoming active at night. It is sad that the only hedgehogs people normally see are dead ones, as they are very vulnerable to being hit by cars as they wander along country roads. This story is to show how a female hedgehog called Erina survives, and despite the dangers lives her life just doing what hedgehogs do.

The hedgehog is a familiar small animal to most people because it is unique for its protective spikes and its defence of rolling up into a tight ball for protection.Yet not many people get to see them actively living their lives because they are nocturnal, only becoming active at night.It is sad that the only hedgehogs people normally see are dead ones, as they are very vulnerable to being hit by cars as they wander along country roads.This story is to show how a female hedgehog called Erina survives, and despite the dangers lives her life just doing what hedgehogs do.

About this story: In this fantastic story of nature, a common frog called Rana describes her life, showing how she survives in an English garden pond were her mother frog laid her with thousands of other eggs as frog spawn. She tells of her amazing struggle to survive as a tadpole in the pond as she went through different stages of her life, before emerging from the pond as a young adventurous frog. Enjoy reading about her exciting adventures in the countryside and how she used her instincts and skill to avoid being captured and eaten by the many natural predators around her. This is her special story showing how she became "Rana the Amazing Frog".