The beautiful illustrations of Alphabet of Animals celebrate the extraordinary variety of wildlife and biodiversity that exists alongside us while the carefully selected quotations and poems highlight the threat that the human population poses to the very survival of this wildlife. Rose Corcoran believes in making art for a purpose, and intends her work to highlight the magnificence of the nature she depicts, but also the terrifying fragility of its existence. As much as representing individual animals, she aspires to evoke the essence and the vitality of the species in each image as she works through her alphabet of animals. From Albatross to Zebra, Corcoran's Alphabet includes poetry from Samuel Taylor Coleridge to German folksongs, to quotations from David Attenborough, highlighting our essential role in the intricate balance of the biodiversity of our planet. While demonstrating how we as a species exploit wildlife and wild places for our survival, Corcoran's Alphabet, with its 26 beautiful animal illustrations, poses a serious question to the reader: Can we really allow this to happen?