| McGavin, G.C. (1988) | Discovering Bugs | Wayland Press | 45pp |
| McGavin, G.C. (1992) |
Insects of the Northern Hemisphere |
Dragon's World, Limpsfield & London | 192pp |
| McGavin, G.C. (1992) | The Pocket Guide to Insects of the Northern Hemisphere | Dragon's World, Limpsfield & London | 208pp |
McGavin, G.C. (1993) |
Bugs of the World | Blandford Press | 192pp |
| McGavin, G.C. (1997) |
Expedition Field Techniques: Insects and other terrestrial arthropods |
Royal Geographical Society, London | 90pp |
| McGavin, G.C. (2000) | Dorling Kindersley Handbooks: Insects, spiders and other terrestrial arthropods | Dorling Kindersley |
255pp |
| McGavin, (2001) | Essential Entomology: an order by order introduction |
Oxford University Press |
318pp |
McGavin G.C. (2005) |
Dorling Kindersley Pocket Nature: Insects and Spiders | Dorling Kindersley | 224pp |
| McGavin G.C. (2006) | Endangered: wildlife on the brink of extinction. | Cassells-Illustrated | 192pp |
Simpson, S.J. and McGavin, G.C. (1996) |
The Right Fly | Aurum Press, London | 192pp |
Simpson, S.J. and McGavin, G.C. (1996) |
The Angler’s Fly Identifier | Running Press Book Publishers, Philadelphia | 192pp |
Simpson, S.J. and McGavin, G.C. (1997) |
Angler’s Flies | Apple Press | 80pp |