![]() ![]() Some of these books stand up rather well to this kind of criticism when closely examined. It is fashionable in some circles to sneer at publishing from this period as old fashioned or as having a narrow view of the world. Disappearing Mammals commented that " Man has no right to rob future generations of the interest, inspiration and beauty that can be had from contacts with animals". A further wildlife series was published in 1972, with a focus on conservation included " Disappearing Mammals" and " What on earth are we doing" amongst the titles. ![]() ![]() This series was illustrated by Charles Tunnicliffe a well known hand much respected painter of birds and animals. Most recently, we welcomed the BBC Breakfast team into our archives to discuss Ladybird with leading design illustrator Lawrence Zeegen, author of the upcoming book Ladybird by Design. I particularly liked the " What to look for." series with one each for winter, spring, summer and autumn. The collection also covers the wide range of subjects Ladybird published, ranging from What to Look for in Spring to Transformers: Laserbeak’s Fury. The natural history books were particularly charming and designed to promote a love of natural history amongst children. Over time Ladybird developed a wide ranging list with series on historical figures, travel, machines, people's jobs, Bible stories, achievements, fairy tales retold, science and of course animals. ![]()
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