The Book of the Bird

'I would like to paint the way a bird sings' Claude Monet From Maya Angelou to William Blake, birds have acted as a lyrical point of reference across the ages. Now, THE BOOK OF THE BIRD celebrates 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 of all ages. Why not collect more in the series: THE BOOK OF THE CAT THE BOOK OF THE FLOWER THE BOOK OF THE DOG THE BOOK OF THE TREE THE BOOK OF THE HORSE THE BOOK OF THE BUTTERFLY

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) and The Book of the Dog (2015). Andrew Davidson is an illustrator and designer who has worked on many and varied projects, from designs for Royal Mail postage stamps to illustrating Harry Potter editions for Bloomsbury.