Publications

The following is an incomplete list of publications by Amy-Jane Beer

Books (as author or co-author)

Moveable feasts: what to eat and how to cook it in the great outdoors, Amy-Jane Beer and Roy Halpin, (2008) Cicerone Press, Milnthorpe, Cumbria

18 short books in the Nature’s Children series (2007-8 in press) Grolier, Danbury, CT, USA. Reading age 7-9. Ants; Bats; Bison; Canada geese; Chipmunks; Deer; Gazelles; Lions; Lizards; Mallard Ducks; Muskrats; Penguins; Pet rabbits; Puffins; Tigers; Weasels; Woodchucks; Zebras.

Pocket Fact Files: Mammals (2003) Sterling Publishing Co. Inc., New York

Marine Fish and Sea Creatures of the World, Amy-Jane Beer and Derek Hall (2007) Lorenz Books, London.

World of Animals: Mammals Vols 1-10 Pat Morris & Amy-Jane Beer (2003) Grolier, Danbury, CT, USA. *Short-listed title.

*Encyclopedia of North American Mammals (2004) Pat Morris & Amy-Jane Beer, Thunder Bay Press, San Diego

World of Animals: Fish, John Dawes, David Alderton and Amy-Jane Beer (2004) Grolier, Danbury, CT, USA

World of Animals: Invertebrates, Andrew Campbell, Rod Preston-Mafham, Ken Preston-Mafham & Amy-Jane Beer (2004Grolier, Danbury, CT, USA. (2004)

Spotting Wild Mammals (2003) Mammals Trust UK, London, UK.

Book contributions (chapters or subsections)

Animals: a children’s encyclopedia (2008) Dorling Kindersley

Questions & Answers: Mammals (2008 in press) Brown Reference Group. Contributing author

The World and Its Peoples (2008 in press). Contributing author

300 Orchids, Jane Boosey (2007) Firefly Books. Supplementary material

Exploring Mammals (2006/7 in prep.) Brown Reference Group, London. Contributing author

*Facts at your fingertips: Mammals Amy-Jane Beer & Pat Morris (2007) Brown Reference Group, London.

The New Encyclopedia of Aquatic Life, Andrew Campbell & John Dawes (Eds), Facts on File Inc., London. Contributing author

Encyclopedia of Wildlife and Plants (2007) Brown Reference Group, London. Contributing author

Timelines of science and technology John O E Clark (Ed) (2006) Brown Reference Group, London. Contributing author

Encyclopedia of Animal and Plant Anatomy (2006) Marshall Cavendish. Contributing author and editor

Biology Matters (2004) Brown Reference Group, London. Contributing author

Grzimek’s Encyclopedia of Animal Life (2003) Thompson Gale, Farmington Hills, MI, USA. Contributing author

Endangered Animals Vol 1-10 (2002) Grolier, Danbury, CT, USA.

Mainstream articles, magazine features and published essays (as author)

Into the dragons’ den feature article in BBC Wildlife magazine, Nov 2008 pp72-4

Squatter’s rights, Feature article in The Countryman magazine, Jun 2005, Dalesman Publishing

Pocket Nature Monthly column, The Countryman magazine (2004) Dalesman Publishing,

Getting to grips with Nature. Essay The Countryman Companion Vol 3, 2004, Dalesman Publishing

Feed the Birds, article in The Lady March 2004.

Welcome return: dormouse reintroductions in Derbyshire. Peak District magazine, 2003, Dalesman Publishing

Scientific articles (as author)

Like It or Lump It, Final Frontier article, Biologist magazine 2002 Institute of Biology, London

Beer, Amy-Jane; Moss, Claire and Thorndyke, Michael: Development of Serotonin-like and SALMFamide-like immunoreactivity in the Nervous System of the Sea Urchin Psammechinus miliaris, Biological Bulletin 200: 268-280 (June 2001)

Post-embryonic development and neurobiology of the sea urchin Psammechinus miliaris (Gmelin), (1998) PhD thesis, University of London

Stretchy necks and spongy brains. Final Frontier article, Biologist magazine (1997) Institute of Biology, London

Something in the Water, article, Biologist magazine (1996) Institute of Biology, London

Miscellaneous other publications (as author)

Endangered! (2005) 108-part fact card series featuring threatened wildlife, habitats at risk and conservation organisations, MP3 Publishing

Natural Killers a series of books accompanying the DVD series (2006) International Masters Publishing www.imponline.co.uk/naturalkillers/

Serialised animal stories for children published in Animals Animals Animals (2000-2001) Bright Star Publishing, London. The duck family; The penguin family; The giraffe family; Rusty the fox; Aurora the swan; Danny the guide dog puppy; The kangaroo family

As editor (books & magazines)

Animals Up Close, Igor Siwanowicz (2009) Dorling Kindersley

PTES News (2008-) People’s Trust for Endangered Species, London

Mammals UK (2002-present) People’s Trust for Endangered Species, London

Animals Animals Animals 2000-2001

Wildlife of Britain 1998-2000 (revised an updated for 2007-9)

* contains previously published material by the same authors