Nature’s Great Migrations

By Marianne Taylor New Holland £16.99 The epic journeys of migratory animals pose some of nature’s most tantalising conundrums: where, why and how do some species travel many thousands of kilometres across or between hemispheres or oceans? Taylor tackles these head-scratchers for 25 wandering creatures – great and small – in a lively style that covers reproduction, feeding, conservation concerns and the mysteries of navigation. Some lacklustre maps and photos are minor weaknesses in an accessible introduction to a diverse crew of globetrotters. Paul Bloomfield Travel writer