Birdgirl: 'Lyrical, poignant and insightful.' Margaret Atwood

Discover A Powerful, Evocative And Urgent New Young Voice In Nature Writing. 'birdwatching Has Never Felt Like A Hobby, Or A Pastime I Can Pick Up And Put Down, But A Thread Running Through The Pattern Of My Life.' Meet Mya-rose - Otherwise Known As 'birdgirl'. Birder, Environmentalist, Diversity Activist. To Date She Has Seen Over Five Thousand Different Types Of Bird: Half The World's Species. Every Single Bird A Treasure. Each Sighting A Small Step In Her Family Journey - A Collective Moment Of Joy And Stillness. And Each Helping Her To Find Her Voice. Since She Was Young, She Has Visited Every Continent To Pursue Her Passion, Seeing First-hand The Inequality And Reckless Destruction We Are Inflicting On Our Fragile Planet. And The Simple, Mindful Act Of Looking For Birds Has Made Her Ever-more Determined To Campaign For All Our Survival. This Is Her Story; A Journey Defined By Her Love For These Extraordinary Creatures. Because Large Or Small, Brown, Patterned Or Jewelled, There Is Something About Birds That Makes Us, Even For Just Moments At A Time, Lift Our Eyes Away From Our Lives And Up To The Skies. Birdgirl Is The Perfect Read For Fans Of H Is For Hawk, Diary Of A Young Naturalist, And Any Young Or Aspiring Environmentalists.