Overview

An elegant and beautiful gift for bird lovers, The Illuminated Book of Birds showcases Robin Crofut-Brittingham's world class art combined with fun facts about birds from around the world. The Illuminated Book of Birds is a stunning, one-of-a-kind celebration of the birds of the world. By award-winning painter Robin Crofut-Brittingham, it includes large-scale fine art paintings of the birds in Latin America, Africa, Asia, Oceania, North America, and Europe, along with flightless birds, unusual birds, and extinct birds. It looks at birds together, grouping them by geography and families, and delights in illuminating their habits and cultural and mythological significance. Every bird is individually featured, with curious and fun facts that will delight new and seasoned birders. In total, readers meet nearly 400 hand painted birds and experience a global birding adventure from the comfort of home.

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9781643265049

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Reviews

""A lovely, lovely book with a wonderful style. It is reminiscent of the bird artists of yesteryear--Audubon and Gould.""--Amy Tan, author of The Backyard Bird Chronicles ""This book explores species, both familiar and less so, to ignite a love of birds in budding naturalists and reignite the wonder of birds in seasoned birdwatchers... The watercolor illustrations are beautiful and add a sense of wonder to the book, evoking the beauty of illuminated medieval manuscripts.""--Library Journal

""Opening this book is an experience akin to hearing the dawn chorus: a moment of sweet and unalloyed delight--the riot of glorious color the precision, the meticulous attention to every avian detail. The dawn chorus may end with each sunrise: this book will long endure. It is a treasure for the ages.""--Simon Winchester ""A lovely, lovely book with a wonderful style. It is reminiscent of the bird artists of yesteryear--Audubon and Gould.""--Amy Tan, author of The Backyard Bird Chronicles ""This book explores species, both familiar and less so, to ignite a love of birds in budding naturalists and reignite the wonder of birds in seasoned birdwatchers... The watercolor illustrations are beautiful and add a sense of wonder to the book, evoking the beauty of illuminated medieval manuscripts.""--Library Journal

Author Information

Robin Crofut-Brittingham is an artist, illustrator, and author with a BA from Bard College with a focus in writing and art history, as well as an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. She was a recipient of the Murphy Cadogan Award from the San Francisco Foundation and a Martha Boschen Porter Award through the Berkshire Taconic Foundation. Her work has been featured in Juxtapoz, Novella, Frankie, My Modern Met, Hi Fructose, and on Booooooom, among others. She lives in Montreal.

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