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Our Garden Birds [Hardcover]

Matt Sewell
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Book Description

5 April 2012 0091945003 978-0091945008

In this beautiful, collectible new volume, street artist Matt Sewell offers his own unique take on 52 of our favourite British garden birds.

Since its first appearance in July 2009, Matt's 'Bird of the Week' feature for the Caught by the River website has quickly become a cult hit. His pop-art watercolours are distinctive and enchanting, as are his innovative descriptions, which see great tits 'bossing the other birds around', the 'playful yet shy buoyancy' of bullfinches and the 'improbable' nature of the waxwing ('like a computer-generated samurai finch').

With 52 birds, one for each week of the year, this delightful gift book will appeal to bird watching enthusiasts, children and adults, and art and illustration fans alike.


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Product details

  • Hardcover: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Ebury Press (5 April 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0091945003
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091945008
  • Product Dimensions: 14.2 x 1.5 x 19.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 6,911 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"An offbeat book featuring 52 charming characterful illustrations of our best-loved British birds." (BBC Wildlife )

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Unique and quirky watercolours and descriptions of 52 beloved British birds from the Banksy of the bird world

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This is a beautiful little book that perfectly captures and brings alive the characters of 52 of our most familiar feathered friends through quirky, creative but very well-observed watercolours accompanied by amusingly written paragraphs celebrating the antics and habits of our garden birds.

Please be aware that this is not intended to be an identification guide or a technical bird book - it is more of a loving creative tribute written and painted by an artist / bird enthusiast who is clearly enchanted by the everyday encounters with birds as much as the less usual sightings, and wants to share these little birdy moments that brighten up everyday life. It's not a long read, but isn't meant to be - it began life as a weekly highlight on a blog before being collected for publishing, however once read it continues to be a book to dip into at any time and enjoy the little snapshots of bird characters. Although pocket-sized, it's a perfect art coffee table book too, my copy has pride of place!

All in all, it's a lovely gift book for anyone who is into illustration, nature, birds, art or any of Matt Sewell's other work, and will hopefully delight and amuse non-birdy-aware people as much as those who are more ornithologically inclined. I also hope that it'll get people noticing the everyday birds around them more and that can only be a good thing for their conservation.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Delightful Read! 14 April 2012
By Megan
Format:Hardcover
This book is a vibrant and cheerful look at the birds that make our garden special. Bright, beautiful illustrations coupled with captions provides the reader with a very sweet, honest interpretation of some of the author's favourite British bird species, perfect for those who are new to ornithology. Sewell's relaxed and unassuming voice within the book is refreshing, as from the first page any fears that refined knowledge is required in order to enjoy these lovely creatures are banished. It is true to say that this book should be understood as a piece of art, making the world of birds accessible to everyone in a gentle and humorous way. I treasure my copy - it is a rare treat to read a book such as this one. Sewell helps us to see that each bird can have a personality, which shines through regardless of the fact or figure attached to them, and allows us to all relish in being surrounded by these little personalities when we are next in our garden.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Artist Matt Sewell is also an avid ornithologist, and here he delineates our garden birds in his own unique style. His vibrant, almost childlike watercolours are accompanied by his distinctive pen-portraits, where the house sparrow is "as British as chip butties", the linnet is "as cute as your first crush", and the jackdaw is "often seen swaggering about like he's carrying a couple of radiators".
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great little book
Not strictly for serious bird identification purposes but has adorable watercolours with warm and witty descriptions. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Gloria Johnston
5.0 out of 5 stars A Really Cute Book
The illustrations in this book at just lovely and the text is really whimsical. Matt Sewell clearly loves birds and describes them with such lovely detail. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Lucy007
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful!
Brought as a present for a very arty bird watcher ! Beautiful book and will be buying more for other presents ! X
Published 18 days ago by Jessie Hughes
5.0 out of 5 stars Fab
Love this book. Illustrations are beautiful I may even buy one for myself as I bought this one for a gift.
Published 1 month ago by miss re snailham
5.0 out of 5 stars delightful book
Heirloom quality illustrations - buy this book for keeping and being delighted by annually. Bought for my neice - hopeful to go in her 'to keep' box as she moves through life
Published 2 months ago by jennie hewitt
5.0 out of 5 stars Our Garden Birds
Beautifully illusrated book with charming written words to accompany it. It puts a smile on your face and is a really good book to help identify the different types of birds that... Read more
Published 3 months ago by justine smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, Simple & Informative
I LOVE this book. It has beautiful hand drawings which are quirky yet still help with identification, the text is funny but again full of information which is still usable (love... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Emma
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely charming!
An absolutely charming book that makes beginner bird spotting lots of fun! It is absolutely adored by my god daughter who received it for christmas - with a bird table it makes a... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Pippa
5.0 out of 5 stars Birds
Partner just loves to sit at the window watching the Birds in the garden, he found this book helpful to find out what Birds were coming into our garden
Published 4 months ago by Sue Miller
2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I wanted
It's a good book but not really what I wanted.
I expected photographs not drawings and these are too over simplified for me.
Published 5 months ago by Thommo
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