{"product_id":"the-book-of-birds-a-field-guide-to-wonder-and-loss","title":"The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDetailed, sumptuous. . . an evocation or a prayer over the memory of birds that risk being forgotten.-- \"Kirkus Reviews\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Birds\u003c\/em\u003e is a field guide with a difference: It shows readers not just how to identify birds, but also how to identify \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e them. Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris conjure the unique spirit of nearly fifty once-common species: avocet to yellowhammer, kestrel to kingfisher, skylark to nightingale. In lyrical and incantatory essays, Macfarlane describes each bird's habits and habitats, their patterns of flight and patterns of song, how they hunt or fish or scavenge or gather, how they nest and raise their chicks, the myths that attend them, the threats that shadow them--and how their lives intersect with our own. On every page we encounter Morris's exhilarating artwork, painted from life in watercolor and gold leaf, and animated with an extraordinary attention to detail. \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Birds\u003c\/em\u003e is a love letter to the thrilling variety and mysteries of birdlife, and a clarion call to halt the rapid depletion of our skies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/20\/2026 (EAN 9781324006848, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781324006848, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eMacFarlane, Robert\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Macfarlane\u003c\/strong\u003e's best-selling books include \n\u003cem\u003eUnderland\u003c\/em\u003e, \n\u003cem\u003eThe Old Ways\u003c\/em\u003e, and \n\u003cem\u003eMountains of the Mind\u003c\/em\u003e. With the artist Jackie Morris he is the coauthor of \n\u003cem\u003eThe Lost Words\u003c\/em\u003e, \n\u003cem\u003eThe Lost Spells\u003c\/em\u003e, and \n\u003cem\u003eThe Book of Birds\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the recipient of the E. M. Forster Prize for Literature and the Henry David Thoreau Prize for Literary Excellence and is a fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eMorris, Jackie\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJackie Morris\u003c\/strong\u003e is the best-selling and award-winning cocreator of \n\u003cem\u003eThe Lost Words\u003c\/em\u003e and \n\u003cem\u003eThe Lost Spells\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in Pembrokeshire, Wales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e MacFarlane, Robert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2026-06-09\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Nature \/ Animals \/ Birds|Art \/ Subjects \u0026amp; Themes \/ Plants \u0026amp; Animals|Nature \/ Environmental Conservation \u0026amp; Protection|Nature \/ Animals \/ Wildlife|Science \/ Life Sciences \/ Zoology - Ornithology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.5 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324006848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781324006848\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52445234397465,"sku":"SP-9781324006848","price":39.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9781324006848_spiral.png?v=1779962144","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/the-book-of-birds-a-field-guide-to-wonder-and-loss","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}