This is a book for anyone with a thirst for knowledge about birds. It spells out what sets birds apart from other animals, form their remarkable plumage and flight to their hatching of warm-blooded young from eggs. It looks into their origins and their relationships with reptiles. It investigates their life-cycles, adaptations, and habitats. Above all, it details their deversity and threats to survival. It is a book about birdlife and the life of birds on a global scale, and is brilliantly illustrated.