Graham Pizzey Introduces Stories of Australian Birds

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Light foxing to top and right foredges. Some scratching to right edge front cover. Dust jacket is now enclosed in a glossy protective cover.

The grace of birds and the grace of the English language go so beautifully together, writes Graham Pizzey as he introduces Stories of Australian Birds.

The collection ranges from the notes of the first birdwatcher, William Dampier, and the amazed reactions of early Europeans to the outlandish bird life of Australia, to short stories and prose from some of our greatest writers, past and present, and superb descriptive writing about our bird species.

We read of the flight of the gorgeous rainbow bee-eater and the dance of the exquisite bird of paradise...

Birds are perhaps the most lively and fascinating wild inhabitants of Earth, and these stories give an added perspective to their immense complexity and beauty.

Features black-and-white illustrations, frontispieces, and reproductions of historical art to complement the text.