An Illustrated Coastal Year: The seashore uncovered season by season - Hardcover

Lewis, Celia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1472911709 ISBN 13: 9781472911704

Publisher: Bloomsbury Natural History, 2015

Synopsis

Written and presented in the same style as 2013's popular An Illustrated Country Year, Celia Lewis's beautiful new book covers the wildlife found on and around the seashore, above and underwater.

Illustrated throughout with Celia's gorgeous watercolors and linocuts, the book is broken up into seasons, each featuring illustrations of flowers, insects, animals, fish, birds, shells, and all sea-related species found during that time of year. Celia's insight provides an enchanting new way to explore the coasts of the United Kingdom and northern Europe.

Within each season are sections on what you might see or pick up during a walk along the tideline or along a coastal path, as well as tips for what to look out for and how to forage with using what you might find. Also included are inspiring craft projects suitable for all ages and tasty recipes by some of the best seafood chefs.

Other sections include What's Flowering (wild flowers and grasses), How-Tos (e.g. how to read a tide table, how to recognize cloud formations), What's the Difference? (e.g. gulls, flat fish, etc.), and What's This? (identification guides for beachcombed items, such as mermaid's purse, etc).

An Illustrated Coastal Year highlights all the flora and fauna to look for when you visit the coast and is perfect to dip into before or after any trip to the seashore.

About this title

About the Author:

Celia Lewis has always taken a great interest in nature. She delights in observing the passing year and recording her sightings in her artwork. Celia has won several prizes for her art and is the author and illustrator of An Illustrated Country Year, as well as the beautiful Illustrated Guide series of books on choosing and keeping chickens, pigs, cows, ducks, and geese.

Review:

The book is a veritable symphony of the sea. -- Lucy Jones * BBC Wildlife * Artist Celia Lewis's tone is fresh and breezy, but beneath the low-key charm lies a trove of riches and reminders about the UK coast. -- Lucy Jones * BBC Wildlife * Dotted throughout the book are celebrations of glorious British wildlife ... lovingly depicted in exquisite detail making them a joy to pore over. -- Lucy Jones * BBC Wildlife * Lewis captures the spectacular shades of the British coastline with a deft and colourful touch. * BBC Wildlife * This beautifully illustrated book will enhance any visit to the seaside. * Coast * Celia Lewis combines her own beautiful watercolours with informative text, showing how seasons change at the water's edge. Birds, animals, fish and insects - they are all here. * This England * This is an artistic look at life along the seashore * Bird Watching * The seashore is uncovered season by season in this delightfully illustrated book ... the author's watercolours, linocuts and informative commentary highlight and identify what you might see or pick up during a walk along the tideline or a coastal path. * Choice * This is a visual delight of a book exploring the varied fauna and flora, from small to large, that can be found in the water and onshore around the British coast during the year ... It contains some beautiful watercolours of a wide variety of wildlife from otters and puffins, to porpoise and starfish. * Countryside * We all love spending time near the water's edge, so next time you feel like stretching your legs along a coastal path, fancy a day trip to the seaside or are planning balmy summer holidays, dip into An Illustrated Coastal Year and be inspired by the incredible diversity of wildlife to be found around our little archipelago. * Land Love magazine * A delightful book easy to dip in and out of, that both pleases the eye and educates at the same time. * The Landsman *

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Natural History
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1472911709
• ISBN 13: 9781472911704
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192