Encyclopedia of Bird Reference Drawings
David Mohrhart
Fox Chapel
Nonfiction, Art
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DESCRIPTION: The wings, tails, beaks, and feet of a wide variety of birds are detailed in ink drawings.
REVIEW: I've had a hard time finding reference books for bird drawing (useful if you want to draw griffins or other feather-winged or bird-taloned creatures.) I liked the details, but only wish there had been more whole-head or -body images to show how they fit together on the actual bird. Especially toward the end, things really seemed scrunched together. Maybe if he hadn't tried to cover so many species, he could've dedicated more page space to each bird. Still, I find it useful, and the drawings are well done and nicely detailed.
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The Encyclopedia of World Wildlife (Mike and Peggy Briggs, Nonfiction - Wild birds and animals from around the world)
On Feathered Wings: Birds in Flight (Richard Ettlinger, Nonfiction - Photographs of flying birds)
How to Draw and Paint Birds (Lynn Bogue Hunt, Art - Painting birds)
The Folklore of Birds (Laura C. Martin, Nonfiction - Various birds and their place in legend and lore)
Eyewitness Books: Eagle & Birds of Prey (Jemima Parry-Jones, YA Nonfiction - Part of the Eyewitness science book series, featuring raptors)
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