Mike Unwin
Author of What Makes You Ill?
About the Author
Mike Unwin is the author of more than 30 books for both adults and children, including the RSPB Bird Encyclopedia, RSPB Spotlight: Eagles and A Parliament of Owls. A specialist in natural history and travel, he writes regularly for numerous publication, including The Independent, The Telegraph, BBC show more Wildlife and RSPB Nature's Home. Mike was voted UK Travel Writer of the Year 2013 by the British Guild of Travel Writers. show less
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- Birthdate
- 1965
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England, UK
- Places of residence
- Brighton, Sussex, England, UK
- Education
- University of Manchester
- Short biography
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UK-based, award-winning freelance writer and editor of books and magazines for both adults and children, specialising in travel and wildlife. Also speaker, illustrator and photographer. Previously worked in book publishing, taking various editorial roles for several different companies over 14 years. Worked for eight years in southern Africa.
Specialties: Travel writing; copy-writing; writing for children; illustrated book design; copy-editing; editorial project management; speaking; illustration; photography
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Around the World in 80 Birds by Mike Unwin
The illustrations alone in this book are worth the price of admission.The author provides not only interesting biology, but also explores how each bird species has interacted with humans, whether in folklore ,mythology or real life ….and definitely with the question of for better or for worse
Beautiful art accompanies these stories of different migrations that animals undertake.
Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
I read this book with our kids who are 6 & 8. We love birds and enjoy watching many of our avian neighbors at our backyard feeders. This book was a great introduction to the species and covered a wild variety of topics about birds. Our kids loved learning more about baby birds, how birds fly, migration and more.
The illustrations were beautifully done and were a captivating part of this book for our young readers. We also enjoyed the mix of bird-related activities that were incorporated throughout this book. We have many more dense bird guides that we like to look at and this was a fun mix of both information and activities that were very engaging to read.
A big thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.… (more)
The illustrations were beautifully done and were a captivating part of this book for our young readers. We also enjoyed the mix of bird-related activities that were incorporated throughout this book. We have many more dense bird guides that we like to look at and this was a fun mix of both information and activities that were very engaging to read.
A big thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.… (more)
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- Rating
- 4.1
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