The Lost Bird Project Hardcover – Illustrated, September 2, 2014

A heartfelt, heartbreaking project undertaken by an artist of tremendous depth.

A truly spectacular book- for a much broader audience than just birders: artists of all kinds (and their peeps) will find inspiration and insight into a gifted artist's collaborative and creative processes, and the depth to which one can pursue and deepen an idea; environmentalists, activists, community organizers & historians will see tons of great images and find references and strategies sure to be new to even the most practiced; dreamers will find hours slip away with the beautiful production values. It's the perfect lap size without being huge or heavy, brilliantly designed and produced, written with such clarity and openness that the text could stand alone as a masterpiece of research and memoir. And the lessons here are at once timely and sobering, with hope that through the ripples spreading from this seemingly esoteric act, hearts can be opened, momentum diverted and Art can carry such intelligence and meaning that it can help heal our world.

Stunning, haunting. The artistry of the sculptor is right up there with Renoir and Maillol. His work and his life evoke the consummate tragedies of these accomplished extinctions, as well as warning us as ever more species hurtle toward the brink due to our actions and inactions. A master work -- the book, the writing, and the sculptures!Carolyn Foote EdelmannNJWILDBEAUTY Nature Blog

The Lost Bird Project is Great. It was sent as a review copy to a magazine that has nothing to do with birds. Our daughter works there and brouhgt it to our attention. We have a passion for birds and found it to be wornderful. I cannot say too much about it.

Fabulous story of five extinct birds. The artist created larger than life sized sculptures of each about 6 feet tall. The sculptures and the stories are mesmerizing. A film also called the. Lost Bird Project was featured at the American Conservation Film Festival in Shepherdstowm, WV in 2013.

Beautiful book with great historical information on the extinct birds. I liked it so much I got a second copy for daughter in law . Great quality book for the price, author McGrain did a nice job.

Beautiful story very well done!

Beautiful book and a great companion piece to the film!