The rich and colourful cover and title alone already give you a pretty good picture of what is about to come. “Around the World in 80 Birds” is – just as it says on the tin – an extraordinary exploration of the most fascinating stories about birds with cheerful illustrations. Mike Unwin, award-winning author of natural history books for adults and children, has combined short (1-2 pages) descriptions of 80 species of birds. Tokyo-based illustrator and graphic designer Ryuto Miyake has created beautiful, finely drawn optics to match. The species are divided up by to continent. From Africa, ther…