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Match a Baby Bird

A Memory Game
By Mike Unwin and RSPB
Brief Description
Match 25 pairs of adult and young birds from around the world in this avian memory game. Collect the most pairs to win, but watch out as not all baby birds look like their parents! Includes a booklet packed with feathered facts. With all kinds of... Read More
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Match 25 pairs of adult and young birds from around the world in this avian memory game. Collect the most pairs to win, but watch out as not all baby birds look like their parents! Includes a booklet packed with feathered facts.

With all kinds of species from around the world—from the bald eagle to the emu and the snowy owl to the scarlet ibis—this fun and educational game is an ideal gift that will appeal to bird lovers everywhere.

50 BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED CARDS with 25 pairs of birds to match!

EXPERT AUTHOR Mike Unwin guides you through a range of birds in the accompanying booklet. Mike Unwin is an award-winning writer of popular natural history books for adults and children.

STUNNINGLY DETAILED ARTWORK from Christine Berrie whose intricately drawn illustrations bring the birds to life.

LAURENCE KING has been capturing imaginations and inspiring creativity in new and unexpected ways for over 30 years, with playful and eye-catching games, gifts and books.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399608541

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Cards

Date Published: 27 March 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Laurence King Publishing

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Christine Berrie

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 52.0mm

Width: 102.0mm

Height: 146.0mm

Weight: 320g

About the Author

Mike Unwin (Author)

Mike Unwin is an award-winning writer of popular natural history books for adults and children. He writes for The Daily Telegraph, The Times, BBC Wildlife, Travel Africa, as well as the RSPB and WWF. Also a widely published photographer, his travels have taken him to every continent in search of its birds and other wildlife.

Christine Berrie (Illustrator)

Christine Berrie is a Glasgow-based illustrator who has studied at the Glasgow School of Art and Royal College of Art, London. Her work has been exhibited at the Pentagram Gallery, the DesignersBlock: Illustrate Festival and the AOI Images Exhibition. Her clients include the Guardian, the New York Times, Time Out and more.

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