<p><b><i>A guided tour of the world through the eyes of birds.</i></b></p><p>For his award-winning <i>In-Flight Movie</i>, filmmaker John Downer devised a 61/2-ounce camera that could be carried by a trained buzzard. <i>Eagle</i> followed, for which Downer used a smaller video camera with an onboard transmitter to film a raptor's flight over the Alps. <i>Supernatural</i> continued the pioneering work, using a flock of greylag geese. Flock leader Buff was trained to carry a harness holding an even tinier camera, the "Goosecam," which captured amazing views from inside the flock.</p><p><b><i>EarthFlight</i></b>, Downer's latest film project, is a six-part series. It uses spycams, microlights, hang-gliders, miniature helicopters and wirecams to give viewers a privileged perspective of birds in flight. Whether soaring 10,000 feet high over the Sahara or skimming yards over the Great Wall of China, <b><i>EarthFlight</i></b> the film allows viewers to take part in the miracle of flight.</p><p>Every page shows us what the birds see--winding shorelines, bustling cities, sunsets and storms, mountains, canyons and roiling seas--and the animals they encounter: pelicans diving for fish, a tiger drinking from a stream, migrating reindeer, dolphins playing, and in the desolation of the desert, a nomadic family. The book closes with a "Making of" chapter.</p><p><b><i>EarthFlight</i></b> truly is a bird's eye view, a pioneering work of genius and a memorable journey around the world like no other.</p>