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Packback have teamed-up with Harcourt International Publishers, to bring you a series of Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guides to accompany you on your travels. The following titles are currently available to buy online from Harcourt. Watch this space for new titles available later this year!

Ecotravellers Wildlife Guide: Alaska

The latest title in this stunning series contains all the information needed to find, identify, and learn about Alaska's animal and plant life. It also includes descriptions of Alaska's most frequently visited parks and reserves.
This title contains colour illustrations of more than 320 of Alaska's most common invertebrates, insects, amphibians, fishes, birds, and mammals. It contains information for identifying and locating these animals as well as their ecology, behaviour, and conservation. The book also details the most common plants a traveller would encounter. Ecotravellers' Wildlife Guide to Alaska is easy to carry, entertainingly written, and contains up-to-date information - a must for any traveller to the area.

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Ecotravellers Wildlife Guide: Hawaii

Take this book with you and leave the beach for part of your stay to explore the Hawaii's incredible natural attractions: stunning mountain scenery, wonderful hiking trails, glimpses of many highly endangered birds.
In this book is all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about Hawaii's unique land animals, plants and sealife. The author visited national parks and nature reserves, discussed wildlife with local and international experts, and then selected for color illustrations and photos about 400 of Hawaii's most common insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals--the species you are most likely to see. In one easy-to-carry, entertainingly written, beautifully illustrated book, you will have as a constant companion on your journey.

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Ecotravellers Wildlife Guide: Tropical Mexico

Most ecotravellers to southern Mexico--Cancún and the Yucatán Peninsula, Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Tabasco--want to experience tropical forests and other stunning habitats, as well as catch a glimpse of exotic wildlife, including toucans, parrots, hummingbirds, hawks, monkeys, anteaters, frogs, toads, crocodiles, and snakes. In this book is all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about this region's magnificent animal life. The author visited national parks and nature reserves, discussed wildlife with local and international experts as well as veteran tour leaders, and then selected for colour illustrations more than 500 of the most common fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals--the species you are most likely to see. In one easy-to-carry, entertainingly written, beautifully illustrated book, you will have a constant companion on your journey.

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Ecotravellers Wildlife Guide: Costa Rica

Les Beletsky provides the tourist to South America with an invaluable handbook to natural history, ecology, and wildlife habitats. The readable, informative text along with photos and drawings will help the ecotourist to identify animals encountered on their visit. Also included are lists of wildlife reserves and other ecologically significant sites with up-to-date conservation techniques in Costa Rica. It is the only book that gives the reader a mix of natural history, ecology, conservation, species identification and site guide all in one volume.

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Ecotravellers Wildlife Guide: Ecuador and its Galapagos Islands

Ecotravellers to Ecuador want to experience tropical forests and other stunning habitats and catch glimpses of exotic wildlife, such as toucans and parrots, monkeys and anteaters, frogs and toads, and crocodiles and snakes. On the Galápagos Islands, curious visitors want to see with their own eyes the exotic, unique, and tame wildlife that stimulated Charles Darwin to formulate the theory of evolution. This book provides the information you need to find, identify, and learn about Ecuador's magnificent animal and plant life. The authors, professional biologists, selected for color illustrations more than 500 of Ecuador's most common insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals--the species you are most likely to see. In one easy-to-carry, entertainingly written, beautifully illustrated book, you will have as constant companion on your journey, information on identification, behavior, habitats, common plants, and parks and reserves in the region.

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Ecotravellers Wildlife Guide: Peru

From the world-famous Machu Picchu Incan ruins high in the Andes Mountains, to Lake Titicaca in southern Perú, and the Iquitos area of Amazonian northeastern Perú, ecotravellers want to experience tropical forests and other stunning habitats and catch glimpses of exotic wildlife. In this book is all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about Peru's magnificent animal and plant life. Full colour illustrations of more than 500 of peru's most common insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals make this an indispensable guide.

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Ecotravellers Wildlife Guide: Belize and Northen Guatemala

Most travellers to Belize and Guatemala want to experience lush tropical forests and catch glimpses of exotic wildlife. This guide provides all the information you need to find, identify, and learn about the region's magnificent animal life. Beletsky selected approximately 500 of the animals you are most likely to see, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Also pictured are some of the highly endangered species of the area. You will want to have this easy-to-carry, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated book as a constant companion on your journey.

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