9783791372945

The Egg

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9783791372945

Hardcover|9783791372945


Overview

Beautiful, whimsical, and entertaining, this book of illustrations by Britta Teckentrup shows eggs in all their fragility, complexity, and variety. Is there anything as simple as an egg? Is there anything as complex? In this gorgeous picture book, Britta Teckentrup portrays eggs through the eyes of an artist. From hummingbirds to the extinct elephant bird, illustrations of the avian world's smallest and largest eggs demonstrate the variety present in nature. Pastel studies explore the rainbow of soft colors and intricate patterns that make eggs of common birds seem incredibly striking. In Teckentrup's hands, a scattering of broken egg shells become abstract art; a nest of unhatched eggs suggest the possibility and promise of life. Her studies of songbirds and nests are themselves beautifully composed works of color and line. A lovely meditation on the diversity of eggs, this magnificent book offers hours of lingering pleasure, and becomes fertile ground for conversation and imagination.

ISBN-13

9783791372945

ISBN-10

3791372947

Weight

1.31 Pounds

Dimensions

7.75 x 0.64 x 10.56 In

List Price

$16.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

96 pages

Publisher

Prestel Junior

Published On

2017-04-02



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