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Matt Sewell returns with a sumptuous celebration of the most
amazing migrating mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects
and even plants who battle through Earth's toughest conditions to
make extreme journeys. Gorgeously illustrated in Matt's signature
watercolours and described with wit and charm, animal lovers will
treasure this amazing atlas. Matt Sewell is back with a sumptuous
celebration of our planet’s most extreme journeys. This is his
own personal selection of the most amazing mammals, birds,
reptiles, fish, insects and even plants that battle through the
Earth’s toughest conditions in order to survive. Follow flocks of
arctic terns on their annual 40,000-kilometre journey between the
Earth’s poles. Join the monarch butterflies on their famous
pilgrimage from Canada to Mexico. Awe at wildebeest, humpback
whales, salmon, dragonflies and more. Find out how they navigate
themselves on their impressive journeys – chemicals, the Sun
and/or the Earth’s magnetic field. Gloriously illustrated in
Matt’s signature watercolours, and described with his usual wit
and charm, this is one book for any animal lover to treasure.
Britain has some of the most beautiful woodland in the world, with
some of the most beautiful inhabitants. All year round, the trees
in forests, copses and wastelands offer our feathered friends food,
shelter and a place to congregate and show-off. Now, in this
beautiful follow-up to Our Garden Birds and Our Songbirds, street
artist Matt Sewell captures Britain's unique woodland life with his
charming and distinctive illustrations. Featuring an array of
enchanting scenes, from bramble-picking Blue Tits and a flight of
Finches to a parliament of young Tawny Owls, Matt's quirky, pop-art
watercolours and whimsical descriptions express the individual
characters of our woodland birds as never before. A delightful
gift, this book will appeal to bird-watching enthusiasts, children,
adults and art and design fans alike.
Matt Sewell takes you on a world tour, exploring the most amazing
birds on every continent 'No budding ornithologist should be
without Matt Sewell's Atlas of Amazing Birds... sumptuous
illustrations and brief captions tell us all we need to know.' The
Telegraph Matt Sewell, creator of Our Garden Birds, presents his
personal selection of the most amazing birds from around the world.
With witty descriptions and dazzling illustrations of every bird,
this book is a super-colourful, song-filled, strange and stunning
celebration of bird life. Did you know that the bald eagle holds
the record for the world's biggest nest - weighing more than two
tons? When the elf owl gets into trouble, it plays dead rather than
fighting? The Adelie penguin can hold its breath for six minutes
and leap up to three metres out of the water? Discover these and
many more fascinating facts in this fabulous and beautiful book.
Every bird chosen to appear in this book is amazing in its own
individual way - birds that migrate thousands of miles, have
strange and showy mating rituals, survive in extreme environments,
are brilliant builders, are super-fast, super-brave or super-big!
Sections on each continent - Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia,
North America, South America and Antarctica - include maps to pore
over. Travel the world to see magnificent eagles, resilient
penguins, tiny hummingbirds, towering ostriches, stunning peacocks
and many more.
Matt Sewell is fascinated by dinosaurs and in this book he examines
the many types of dinosaur that lived during the prehistoric
periods. Packed with large illustrations and interesting
information on these amazing creatures, this book also looks at
up-to-date findings on dinosaur appearance, colour and habits. All
done with Matt's brilliant humour and charm. A must-have book for
all dinosaur fans, young and old.
In this beautiful gift edition, pop-art street artist Matt Sewell
offers his own unique take on 52 of our favourite British garden
birds. 'An offbeat book featuring 52 charming characterful
illustrations of our best-loved British birds' -- BBC Wildlife 'A
treasure to behold' -- ***** Reader review 'Quirky, creative but
very well-observed' -- ***** Reader review 'This book should be
owned by all garden bird lovers!' -- ***** Reader review
'Absolutely love this book!' -- ***** Reader review 'Utterly
charming!' -- ***** Reader review
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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'). This witty, delightful and
distinctive gift book will appeal to bird watching enthusiasts,
children and adults, and art and illustration fans alike.
Travel the world to a variety of amazing locations - from jungle to
desert to woodland to ocean and see if you can spot the birds that
are hiding there. It's harder than you think! Travel the world to a
variety of amazing locations - from jungle to desert to woodland to
ocean and see if you can spot the birds that are hiding there. It's
harder than you think! The brilliant and highly successful wildlife
artist, Matt Sewell has now created his first ever children's book
and it's amazing! The locations and birds are brought to life in
wonderful detail, and there's so much to see on every page. As well
as having fun spotting the birds, you'll also learn about the
different species and where they live - then maybe you'll also spot
them in real life on your travels! Get twitching, get spotting,
have fun!
There is nothing better than spotting a bird you have never seen
before, so here is a handy way of keeping all your jottings in
check. In Matt Sewell's much-loved pop art style, and small enough
to pop in your pocket, Our Garden Birds: Spotting and Jotting is
the perfect accessory for bird-seekers and nature-lovers alike.
Replicated in stunning watercolours and true-to-life, discover wild
and wonderful birds from Greenfinches to Goldcrests, Blackcaps and
Collared doves. So, grab your binoculars and start spotting and
jotting your favourite feathered friends.
In this beautiful follow-up to 2012's hit, Our Garden Birds, street
artist Matt Sewell offers more watercolours and quirky descriptions
of British songbirds. In Matt's world, the peewit sings the blues,
and the bittern fills his neck 'like a tweed pair of bellows'.
Distinctive and enchanting, with a songbird for each week of the
year, this delightful gift book will appeal to birders, children
and adults, and art and design fans alike.
The Banksy of The Bird World shares simple wisdom to help the birds
we love to thrive. Bestselling author and illustrator, Matt Sewell,
is back with his most inspirational book yet. Save Our Birds is a
celebration of our endangered birds and call to arms for
bird-lovers of all ages to help protect them. Matt has created new,
beautiful watercolour artworks of Britain's most loved birds, and
their habitats, all of which are sadly on the Red List - the
respected, international guide to endangered species. Sewell
provides a wealth of practical advice on how we can protect them
from extinction. Explore cities, coastlands, woodlands and farms,
leaving no habitat unexplored around the British Isles. From
bird-friendly window boxes to community projects, discover the
steps you can take, actions both big and small, to save our birds.
A charm of goldfinches, an ascension of larks, a school of
dolphins, a cloud of bats, a murder of crows. All these and more
are portrayed in this enchanting new book by much loved artist Matt
Sewell, playing on the theme of collective nouns for animals.
Illustrated with Matt's inimitable watercolours, and imbued with a
love of his subjects that will resonate with people everywhere and
of all ages, this book is a great gift for nature and art lovers.
Accompanying each illustration is a playful, quirky description of
each groups' personality that readers cannot help but smile at.
Sewell's unique witty take on the subject, and delicately vivid
illustrations make for a lovely addition to his collection of
pocketable books.
In this beautiful follow-up to Our Garden Birds, Our Songbirds and
Our Woodland Birds, street artist Matt Sewell captures the world's
most evocative bird: the owl. In his much-loved pop-art
watercolours and accompanied with his whimsical descriptions, Matt
Sewell expresses the individual characters of owls as never before.
From tiny Elf Owls to huge Eagle Owls, from the mysterious
creatures of the night to an impossibly fluffy baby owl, they are
undoubtedly one of the world's most intriguing feathered friends.
These wise, magical birds are otherworldly in their striking
colours and stature, and it's not just birdwatchers who are
obsessed. With 50 hand-selected, hand-painted owls, this is a
delightful gift which appeals to owl lovers, bird-watching
enthusiasts, children, adults and art and design fans alike.
Did you know... The Galapagos Penguin's speckled markings make each
of them as unique as a snowflake? The Emperor Penguin weighs the
same as a Labrador retriever? The Adelie Penguin takes its name
from the sweetheart of a Napoleonic naval captain turned explorer?
From tiny fairy penguins to the regal emperor penguin, street
artist and ornithologist, Matt Sewell, illustrates one of the
world's favourite birds in this charming follow-up to Owls, Our
Garden Birds, Our Songbirds and Our Woodland Birds. Matt captures
the famously quirky characters of penguins through his unique and
much-loved watercolours accompanied by whimsical descriptions.
You'll discover everything you've ever wondered about this
enigmatic bird and his feathered friends from across the globe.
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