Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris’ guide to 49 threatened British birds wins Wainwright book of the year
The Book of Birds is a twist on classic field guides from the creators of bestseller The Lost Words
TL;DR
- The Book of Birds, an illustrated guide to Britain’s threatened bird species, won the Wainwright prize book of the year.
- Otherlands: An Illustrated Journey Through Earth’s Lost Worlds by Thomas Halliday won the children’s book of the year award.
- The Book of Birds features text by Macfarlane and artwork by Morris, focusing on declining or endangered species.
- The Wainwright prize celebrates nature and conservation writing published in the UK.
- Other category winners included Luke Barley, Cal Flyn, Caryl Lewis, and Annie Booker.