16/05/2026
From their origins among small carnivorous dinosaurs to the 10,000-plus species that thrive today, birds have been around for 150 million years. In this delightfully energetic romp through their history, expert palaeontologist Steve Brusatte explains how they evolved from dinosaurs and started to fly, and introduces us to fantastic birds from around the world, some known only through fossils.
There are Madagascan elephant birds that stand as high as a basketball hoop and lay eggs as big as watermelons, Australian demon ducks that weigh more than cows, aeroplane-sized seabirds that soar the world's thermals and predatory penguins the size of gorillas.
Lively, majestic and full of wonder, this evolutionary deep dive reveals how birds became some of the most well-adapted animals to ever exist in our world. The Story of Birds will ensure you never see them the same way again.
(From book’s blurb..)