Around the World in 80 Birds
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- Create Date：2022-08-25 03:19:38
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- Author：Mike Unwin
- ISBN：0857828959
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Summary
This beautiful and inspiring book tells the stories of 80 birds around the world: from the Sociable Weaver Bird in Namibia which constructs huge， multi-nest 'apartment blocks' in the desert， to the Bar-headed Goose of China， one of the highest-flying migrants which crosses the Himalayas twice a year。
Many birds come steeped in folklore and myth， some are national emblems and a few have inspired scientific revelation or daring conservation projects。 Each has a story to tell that sheds a light on our relationship with the natural world and reveals just how deeply birds matter to us。
Many birds come steeped in folklore and myth， some are national emblems and a few have inspired scientific revelation or daring conservation projects。 Each has a story to tell that sheds a light on our relationship with the natural world and reveals just how deeply birds matter to us。
Reviews
Dan Mccarthy
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Another on my "Around the World in 80 Things" list！Unwin takes us around the world through 80 of the world's most interesting bird species。 From rare critically endangered birds， to the wild ancestor of the chicken， and a recently discovered new species in South America。 Each species has beautiful illustrations and a brief description， including their threatened or endangered status。A quick read but full of great information！ Another on my "Around the World in 80 Things" list！Unwin takes us around the world through 80 of the world's most interesting bird species。 From rare critically endangered birds， to the wild ancestor of the chicken， and a recently discovered new species in South America。 Each species has beautiful illustrations and a brief description， including their threatened or endangered status。A quick read but full of great information！ 。。。more
Lisanne
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Read the Dutch hardcover Een Reis om de Wereld in 80 Vogels。Loved getting to know birds I hadn’t really heard of before and learning more about old favourites。 The illustrations in this book are absolutely gorgeous and made every page feel like a little gift。 The information that’s provided for each bird is succinct but not insufficient。 Just felt like a lovely introduction to a lot of new birds that I can delve into more。 Would highly recommend！
Madame Mim
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-"LA VUELTA AL MUNDO EN 80 AVES" de Mike Unwin-。El mundo de las aves es un mundo sorprendente， y con los años， conforme ha ido aumentando mi contacto con la naturaleza y los animales， y mi búsqueda constante de la belleza， ha ido también creciendo mi admiración e interés por ellas。。La verdad que cuando te adentras el él， te das cuenta de que es mucho más sofisticado y fascinante de lo que pueda parecer。 Yo he podido conocerlo un poquito mejor， gracias a “La vuelta al mundo en 80 aves”， un precio -"LA VUELTA AL MUNDO EN 80 AVES" de Mike Unwin-。El mundo de las aves es un mundo sorprendente， y con los años， conforme ha ido aumentando mi contacto con la naturaleza y los animales， y mi búsqueda constante de la belleza， ha ido también creciendo mi admiración e interés por ellas。。La verdad que cuando te adentras el él， te das cuenta de que es mucho más sofisticado y fascinante de lo que pueda parecer。 Yo he podido conocerlo un poquito mejor， gracias a “La vuelta al mundo en 80 aves”， un precioso libro que he ido leyendo a ratitos， y que de una manera muy atractiva y entretenida， hace un recorrido por 80 especies de aves de todos los rincones del planeta; desde el tejedor de Namibia， que construye bloques de apartamentos en medio del desierto， hasta el ánsar indio de China， un ave migratoria que atraviesa el Himalaya dos veces al año。。Y es que todas las aves tienen una historia que contar， y unas características propias que los hacen únicos y especiales， siendo además， una gran fuente de inspiración para la ciencia， la literatura， y el arte。。Desgraciadamente， no somos conscientes de su importancia， y del enorme valor vital que tienen， y ni mucho menos de los peligros a los que están sometidos， y la amenaza que suponemos nosotros para ellos。。Mención especial a la belleza de ilustraciones de Ryuto Miyake， que me han tenido embelesada toda la lectura。 Y por si os pueden interesar， comentaros que @editorial_blume también tiene esta misma versión de libros， con temática de plantas， y árboles， ambos tan bonitos como este😍 。。。more
Doreen
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8/18/2022 Gorgeous。 Full review tk at TheFrumiousConsortium。net。8/23/2022 Genuinely unsure how I've become some sort of go-to reviewer for books about birds， but I 100% love it， especially when it brings gorgeous， informative books like these into my inbox！Around The World In 80 Birds is a delightful travelogue that uses birds as its focus。 Charting the world by discussing eighty of the most distinctive birds found regionally -- or， in some cases， in extremely small， protected areas -- Mike Unwi 8/18/2022 Gorgeous。 Full review tk at TheFrumiousConsortium。net。8/23/2022 Genuinely unsure how I've become some sort of go-to reviewer for books about birds， but I 100% love it， especially when it brings gorgeous， informative books like these into my inbox！Around The World In 80 Birds is a delightful travelogue that uses birds as its focus。 Charting the world by discussing eighty of the most distinctive birds found regionally -- or， in some cases， in extremely small， protected areas -- Mike Unwin discusses the scientific backgrounds， colorful histories and current realities of these remarkable avian creatures。 The prose is wonderfully conversational， perfect for the amateur birder or naturalist （such as myself！） and accessible for a wide range of ages。I really enjoyed the expansive variety of birds chosen here， with each entry bringing up fascinating new information about its subject， even when said subject was something I thought I already knew quite a bit of popular information about。 From the bald eagle of Northern America to the jungle fowl of Southeast Asia， Mr Unwin always has something interesting to share regarding birds I thought was already well familiar with。 And the entries on birds that were very much unfamiliar to me were absolute cornucopias of information。 I'd never heard of the oilbird or the purple-crested turaco before but my world is much the richer for having learned about them here。A lot of the credit for this volume， too， must go to Ryuto Miyake， whose full-color depictions of the birds， often shown in situ， are as dazzling as any illustration from the golden age of bird art。 Birds are shown in their plumage， nesting and on the hunt and at play， and occasionally in their most common interactions with human beings。 Their common prey and predators， and other images and symbols most commonly associated with each bird -- such as the distinctive man-made houses built for purple martins or the green swarm cloud of budgerigars in the wild -- are also portrayed， sometimes in insets， sometimes in two-page spreads。 It's a remarkable show of artistic versatility， made even more impressive by the time constraints alluded to in the afterword。The only criticism I have of this otherwise magnificent book is how occasionally scattershot the geography feels。 This is much less obvious in the North American section， but is genuinely disorienting in both the South & Central American and South & Southeast Asian sections。 It felt weird whipsawing back and forth across， for example， the Indian Ocean between entries instead of gradually leading from one region the next， but that's honestly a very minor critique。This is a wonderful book to add to the collection of anyone interested in either or both birds and avian art。 It's educational without feeling teach-y， and just incredibly gorgeous overall。 Recommended。Around The World In 80 Birds by Mike Unwin & Ryuto Miyake was published today August 23 2022 by Laurence King and is available from all good booksellers， including Bookshop！ 。。。more
Joshua
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Beautifully illustrated with a satisfying level of detail in information about one of the most interesting and fascinating branches of the animal kingdom。
Selena
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"Birds need us。 And what's more， we need them。"I don't think I can do justice to just how beautiful this book is - you need it as a physical book， in your hands， because it is so gorgeous。 Anyone who has any interest in nature， natural history or art would appreciate this。 Unwin discusses in his intro how he got the selection of birds for the book down to 80 - understandably a 'thorny challenge'。 Here we have the beautiful， the unusual， the vocal， the skillful， the familiar and unfamiliar and sa "Birds need us。 And what's more， we need them。"I don't think I can do justice to just how beautiful this book is - you need it as a physical book， in your hands， because it is so gorgeous。 Anyone who has any interest in nature， natural history or art would appreciate this。 Unwin discusses in his intro how he got the selection of birds for the book down to 80 - understandably a 'thorny challenge'。 Here we have the beautiful， the unusual， the vocal， the skillful， the familiar and unfamiliar and sadly， the declining。 The birds are grouped by geographical region and Unwin gives us a neat portrait of each bird - myths， stories， facts， behaviour。 Miyake's illustrations are sumptuous and this is a perfect pairing of text and visuals， a feast for the eyes and brain。 Unwin mentioned that he started writing the book at the start of Covid and how birds brought nature to us。 Unwin and Miyake repay that gift by helping us to appreciate what birds bring to the world。Fell in love with this as soon as I saw it。 It's a book I shall be dipping in and out of for many years to come。 Having seen this， I'm going to have to get the others in the Around the World in 80 series now！ A worthy addition to the series。 。。。more
Stephen Baird
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I’d already loved ‘Around the World in 80 Trees’ in this loose series from Laurence King Publishing and was really looking forward to this one， so much I popped into work on my holiday to pick it up as soon as I found out it was there。I was immediately enthralled by the beautifully shining illustrations from Ryuto Mikaye， turning each bird into a masterpiece of flow and movement on the page。The book follows the formula of the previous two ‘Around the World in 80…’ books and explores a small sele I’d already loved ‘Around the World in 80 Trees’ in this loose series from Laurence King Publishing and was really looking forward to this one， so much I popped into work on my holiday to pick it up as soon as I found out it was there。I was immediately enthralled by the beautifully shining illustrations from Ryuto Mikaye， turning each bird into a masterpiece of flow and movement on the page。The book follows the formula of the previous two ‘Around the World in 80…’ books and explores a small selection of birds from around the world in the context of their importance， interaction with humans， rarity， or some other factor chosen by the author。 Hopefully some just because of how beautiful they are！A couple of the birds I enjoyed reading about the most are both extremely strange little beasts。 The Resplendent Quatzal is such a beautifully colourful bird linked with a lot of South American mythology and I’ve always been fascinated by it。 The other is the Crested Caracara which we were told is really intelligent and curious， but has become a pest in certain areas of Central America， raiding houses by going down chimneys and opening doors and windows。Small chapters make this series a perfect bedside book， dipping into at night for a relaxing read， though it never really works like that as I again devoured this whole book in one sitting。Always look forward to this series and waiting for the next one。 。。。more
Els
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