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Shortlist 2024

Fly

A Child's Guide to Birds and How To Spot Them

By David Lindo and Sara Boccaccini Meadows

Fly is a fully-illustrated guide to the incredible diversity of birdlife around the world for young bird enthusiasts. A stunning collection of more than 150 birds, readers travel through the avian world meeting birds with brilliant beaks, fantastic feet, wonderful wings, eye-catching colours and more. Author David Lindo, the Urban Birder, is the perfect guide to the world of birds, delving into the world of folklore and mythology, showing how cultures from ancient to modern have been inspired by their feathered friends.

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About David Lindo and Sara Boccaccini Meadows

Also known as the Urban Birder, author David Lindo is a writer, broadcaster, photographer and educator. Through his broad array of work, his goals are to inspire people to engage with birds in urban environments, and show how birding can be accessible to all. He was awarded the prestigious H. H. Bloomer Award 2021 from The Linnean Society of London for his work communicating the biological sciences to the masses. He is a proud Ambassador for Leica Birding, London Wildlife Trust, Birding For All, and is involved in many other nature conservation and wildlife organisations.

Sara Boccaccini Meadows is a British-born illustrator based in New York. Her playful and illustrative work, created in watercolour, gouache and ink pen and inspired by the great outdoors, has won her an audience of a quarter of a million followers on Instagram.