The Book of the Bird: Birds in Art [Paperback]

The Book of the Birdcelebrates the bird in art with an elegant, international collection of paintings, illustrations, and photographs, featuring all kinds of birds from the smallest tits and wrens to colourful exotics.

Interspersed though the illustrations are short texts giving background to the pictures and information on bird species. This is the perfect gift for all bird lovers.Angus Hyland is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and a partner at Pentagram Design London. His work for Laurence King includes (with Roanne Bell)Hand to Eye(2003),The Picture Book(2010), (with Steven Bateman)Symbol(2011), (with Angharad Lewis)The Purple Book(2013), andThe Book of the Dog(2015).

Kendra Wilson is a writer with an interest in the natural world. She has written for American style blog Gardenista since its inception, and she has also been a designer and picture editor on magazines in London and New York, includingVogue,Condé Nast TravelerandObserver Food Monthly.