The Wall of Birds
One Planet, 243 Families, 375 Million Years
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · October 23, 2018
A celebration of the diversity and evolution of birds, as depicted in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's magnificent 2,500-square-foot Wall of Birds mural by artist Jane Kim.
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- Who it’s for
- Art and evolutionary science meet in a vivid exploration of bird diversity across families and continents.
- Themes
- Bird diversity and evolution, Bird art and mural-making, Birds and human challenges
- Genres
- Bird Biology, Birds, Animals & Plants in Art
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A celebration of the diversity and evolution of birds, as depicted in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's magnificent 2,500-square-foot Wall of Birds mural by artist Jane Kim. Part homage, part artistic and sociological journey, The Wall of Birds tells the story of birds' remarkable 375-million-year evolution.
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With a foreword by John W. Fitzpatrick, director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and full of lush photographs of gorgeous life-size birds painted in exacting detail, The Wall of Birds lets readers explore these amazing creatures family by family and continent by continent. Throughout, beautifully crafted narratives and intimate artistic reflections tell of the evolutionary forces that created birds' dazzling variety of forms and colors, and reveal powerful lessons about birds that are surprisingly relevant to contemporary human challenges. From the tiny five-inch Marvelous Spatuletail hummingbird to the monstrous thirty-foot Yutyrannus, The Wall of Birds is a visual feast, essential for bird enthusiasts, naturalists, and art lovers alike.
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Art and evolutionary science meet in a vivid exploration of bird diversity across families and continents.
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- Life-size bird portraits rendered in exacting detail
- A wide-ranging look at 375 million years of bird evolution
Expect
- Beautiful photographs alongside crafted narratives and artistic reflections
- Birds explored family by family and continent by continent
Where it sits
| Bird Biology | 61% |
|---|---|
| Birds | 61% |
| Animals & Plants in Art | 35% |
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Publisher categories
- Contemporary Art History (1945-)
- Animals & Plants in Art
- Birdwatching
- Ecology
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- Wildlife
- Birds
- Biology
- Earth Science
- Authors
- Jane Kim, Thayer Walker
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 23, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Bird diversity and evolution · Bird art and mural-making · Birds and human challenges
- Reading lane
- Contemporary Art History (1945-)