The birds of heaven: travels with cranes.

New York: North Point Press, 2001.
Octavo, dustwrapper, 349 pp. (ISBN: 0374199442) (EAN: 9780374199449)

A chronicle of Peter Mathiessen's many journeys in search of the world's fifteen species of cranes. Describes the crane's struggle to survive in a rapidly developing world. Beautifully illustrated by Robert Bateman.