Dara McAnulty

From the author of Wild Child and A Wild Child’s Book of Birds, both shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Children’s Writing and Conservation. Join the brilliant Dara McAnulty, winner of the Wainwright Prize for Diary of a Young Naturalist, as he shows you how to explore nature at night. This beautiful, informative new book is illustrated in full colour by Barry Falls. Prepare to embark on a night-time adventure, learning how to use all your senses to experience the wonders that unfold at night. Journey through five different habitats in Britain and Ireland - meet hedgehogs and moths in the garden; bats, owls, foxes and badgers in the woodland; corncrakes and dormice in the countryside; pine martens, glow-worms and mountain hares in the heathlands; and the animals that live as constellations in our sky. Full of fantastic facts about nocturnal animals, activities on how to spot them and ways that we can protect the natural world around us. Once you understand just how amazing our beautiful planet is, you will want to do everything you can to protect it. Dara closes the book with his own inspirational advice for young conservationists. This is the perfect guide for an aspiring naturalist.

Bestselleren En ung naturforskers dagbog er den da da 15-årige irske Dara McAnultys poetiske og minutiøse katalog over årets naturmøder – fra forårets frøæg til vinterens fuglekor. Samtidig får vi et indblik i hans liv som naturelsker, klimaaktivist og autist. Han skriver med en opmærksom begejstring, der på én gang forklarer og genfortryller naturens verden. Imellem sine naturfyldte beskrivelser fortæller han om sine problemer med at håndtere flytning, skolegang, mobning og livet som aktivist og kommer helt ind under huden på det, han selv kalder »udfordringerne og glæderne ved at være autist«. Bogen er et portræt af den irske natur, af en særlig og kærlig familie og ikke mindst af et utroligt begavet og poetisk ungt menneske, som viser os, hvorfor verden er værd at kæmpe for. Vi har brug for at komme tæt på naturen – og McAnulty bringer os ét skridt nærmere, så man selv får lyst til at drage ud i det vilde. Dara McAnulty er født i Nordirland i 2004. Han fik sit gennembrud med bogen her, der er blevet oversat til 18 sprog og har fået bestsellerstatus verden over. Trods sin unge alder er han blevet kaldt "en af Storbritanniens mest anerkendte naturskribenter", og han har ud over dagbogen udgivet to børnebøger, skrevet for landsdækkende britiske aviser og optrådt i flere af BBC's radioprogrammer. McAnulty har vundet en lang række priser for både sin formidling og sit aktivistiske arbejde, senest den prestigefyldte British Empire Medal.

Nature is all around us to see, hear, and touch--in the leafy woods, by the sparkling water, or simply out the window. What will you discover? A chattering jay hiding an acorn, a butterfly with camouflaged wings? Perhaps a brilliant red feather you'll carry home and tie to your journey stick, to remember. Lavishly illustrated by Barry Falls, this oversize book invites children outdoors on every kind of adventure, from counting the species in an oak tree to searching the riverbed for aquatic dragonfly nymphs. With wonder and poetry, color and curiosity, Wild Child will stir the hearts of readers young and old alike. Ideal for kids ages 7 to 11 Explore the garden, woods, meadow, and other nearby habitats Read all about the wonders of nature, from migration to metamorphosis Make your own bird feeder, terrarium, and more fun nature crafts Spot local creatures--from chickadees to caddisflies--and learn what makes them special Publisher's note: This US edition of Wild Child is revised to feature plants and animals found in North America.

Shortlisted for The Wainwright Prize for Nature and Conservation Writing for Children 2022Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the Year 2022Join the brilliant Dara McAnulty, winner of the Wainwright Prize for Diary of a Young Naturalist, as he takes you on a nature walk to share in the joy of connecting with the natural world on your multi sensory journey starting just beyond your own front door. Wild Child: A Journey Through Nature is a beautiful gift book, illustrated in full colour by Barry Falls, and divided into five chapters: looking out of the window, venturing out into the garden, walking in the woods, investigating heathland and wandering on the river bank. Dara pauses to tell you about each habitat and provides fantastic facts about the native birds, animals and plants you will find there – including wrens, blackbirds, butterflies, tadpoles, bluebells, bees, hen harriers, otters, dandelions, oak trees and many, many more. Each chapter contains a discovery section where you will get a closer look at natural phenomena such as metamorphoses and migration, learn about categorization in the animal kingdom or become an expert on the collective nouns for birds. Every chapter ends with an activity to do when you get home - you will be shown how to make a bird feeder, try pond dipping, make a journey stick and build a terrarium and more. Dara closes the book with his own inspirational advice for young conservationists. This is the perfect guide for an aspiring naturalist.

Shortlisted for The Wainwright Prize for Nature and Conservation Writing for ChildrenJoin brilliant young naturalist Dara McAnulty – winner of the 2020 Wainwright Prize for his book Diary of a Young Naturalist and author of Wild Child! – on a journey through a year in the life of birds. A Wild Child's Book of Birds is a fantastic nature book, illustrated in full colour by Barry Falls. This beautiful, informative book takes you through a year in the life of the birds you will find in Britain and Ireland and is divided into four sensational seasonal sections. Find out what birds do in each season, learn about birdsong, beaks, nests and eggs, the science of flight, migration, what to grow to attract different birds to your garden and what foods to put out on your bird table. Learn about different ways of recording what you see and about birds in literature. There are sections on birds of prey and corvids too.

From Dara McAnulty, a globally renowned figure in the youth climate activist movement, comes a memoir about loving the natural world and fighting to save it. Diary of a Young Naturalist chronicles the turning of a year in Dara's Northern Ireland home patch. Beginning in spring--when "the sparrows dig the moss from the guttering and the air is as puffed out as the robin's chest"--these diary entries about his connection to wildlife and the way he sees the world are vivid, evocative, and moving. As well as Dara's intense connection to the natural world, Diary of a Young Naturalist captures his perspective as a teenager juggling exams, friendships, and a life of campaigning. We see his close-knit family, the disruptions of moving and changing schools, and the complexities of living with autism. "In writing this book," writes Dara, "I have experienced challenges but also felt incredible joy, wonder, curiosity and excitement. In sharing this journey my hope is that people of all generations will not only understand autism a little more but also appreciate a child's eye view on our delicate and changing biosphere." Winner of the Wainwright Prize for UK nature writing and already sold into more than a dozen territories, Diary of a Young Naturalist is a triumphant debut from an important new voice.

Shortlisted for The Wainwright Prize for Nature and Conservation Writing for ChildrenShortlisted for the Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the YearJoin the brilliant Dara McAnulty, winner of the Wainwright Prize for Diary of a Young Naturalist, as he takes you on a nature walk that starts just beyond your own front door, and shares the joy of connecting with the natural world on a multi sensory journey. Wild Child: A Journey Through Nature is a beautiful book, illustrated in full colour by Barry Falls, and divided into five sections: looking out of the window, venturing out into the garden, walking in the woods, investigating heathland and wandering on the river bank. Dara pauses to tell you about each habitat and provides fantastic facts about the native birds, animals and plants you will find there – including wrens, blackbirds, butterflies, tadpoles, bluebells, bees, hen harriers, otters, dandelions, oak trees and many more. Each section contains a discovery section where you will have a closer look at natural phenomenon such as metamorphoses and migration, learn about categorization in the animal kingdom or become an expert on the collective nouns for birds. Every chapter finishes with an activity to do when you get home: plant wild flowers, make a bird feeder, try pond dipping, make a journey stick and build a terrarium. Dara closes the book with his own inspirational advice for young conservationists, making this the perfect guide for an aspiring naturalist.

WINNER OF BOOK OF THE YEAR, NARRATIVE NON-FICTION BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2021Rediscover the natural world with the multi-award winning phenomenon and youngest ever major literary prize winner in UK history.'Miraculous memoir . . . profoundly moving' Observer 'Dara is an extraordinary voice and vision: brave, poetic, ethical, lyrical' Robert Macfarlane 'It's a diary but essentially timeless . . . It's really, really special' Chris PackhamALSO WINNER OF: THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2020, AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARD FOR NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2020, BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARDS FOR NON-FICTION 2020; SHORTLISTED FOR: WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 & LONGLISTED FOR: THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020 ___________ 'This diary chronicles the turning of my world, from spring to winter, at home, in the wild, in my head.'Evocative, raw and lyrical, this startling debut explores the natural world through the eyes of Dara McAnulty, an autistic teenager coping with the uprooting of home, school, and his mental health, while pursuing his life as a conservationist and environmental activist. Shifting from intense darkness to light, recalling his sensory encounters in the wild - with blackbirds, whooper swans, red kites, hen harriers, frogs, dandelions, Irish hares and more - McAnulty reveals worlds we have neglected to see, in a stunning world of nature writing that is a future classic. Diary of a Young Naturalist is a powerful and scintillating portrayal of the beauty of the natural world, as it shines a light on autism and of overcoming severe anxiety. It is a story of the binding love of family and home, and how we can help each other through the most difficult of times. ___________ BIG ISSUE BOOK OF THE YEAR HAY FESTIVAL BOOK OF THE YEARA TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR 'An extraordinary diary' The Times'A torrent of pure, unmediated fervour . . . This is writing at its wild and unruly best' Dr Rachel Clarke 'Diary of a Young Naturalist is not only one of the finest pieces of modern nature writing produced on this island in recent years, McAnulty is one of our best young writers in any genre' Irish Independent'An exceptional new voice. Dara McAnulty celebrates nature in such a fresh way and illuminatesour understanding of autism' Martha Kearney, chair of the Baillie Gifford Prize 2020'One of the most talented and passionate writers of our era' Steve Silberman, award-winning author of NeuroTribes ___________

Genom den 15-åriga Dara McAnultys dagboksanteckningar får vi ta del av hans nära förhållande till vilda djur och växter. Han har verkligen ett eget sätt att identifiera sig med naturen. Lika glad och hänförd som han blir över att höra koltrastens sång, lika arg och upprörd blir han över människans negativa påverkan på naturen. Vackert och fängslande berättar Dara om sina personliga iakttagelser om naturens gång, och om hur det är att vara tonåring med autism och att känna sig annorlunda. Eftersom Dara är så ung och bor hemma handlar boken också om vardagen med familjen där alla utom pappan har autism. En unik skildring av en unik själ! En ung naturälskares dagbok har vunnit mängder med priser i Storbritannien och fått fantastiska recensioner. Dara McAnulty är verkligen ett nytt stjärnskott och ett växande fenomen. Nordirlands Greta!» En lika storslagen som lärorik upplevelse är En ung naturälskares dagbok. Med sin vackra prosa ger Dara en modern upplevelse av att leva i respektfull samklang med naturen på 2020-talet och kunna förmedla det ... Trots att han bara fyllt sjutton har han redan lyckats med sitt mål att bli en röst som för naturens talan.« Folkbladet »En naturbok som slår knockout på bokvärlden ... Poetiskt, stilla och fridfullt visar han vägen mot framtiden. Och fast han söker naturen mer än människorna framstår han som mer mänsklig än de flesta.« ÖstersundspostenÅRETS BOK British Book Award i kategorin "Non-fiction: Narrative". Bland de nominerade fanns välkända namn som Barack Obama och David Attenborough. Fler priser:ÅRETS BOK Waterstones Book of the Year, Shortlisted BÄSTA NATURSKILDRING The Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing LÄSARNAS PRIS Books Are My Bag Readers Awards ÅRETS DEBUTANT An Post Irish Book Award 2020HAY FESTIVAL Book of the Year"Passionen för naturen glöder på varje sida, det är tunnhudat och nyanserat; McAnulty registrerar allt likt en seismograf. Ett så här inkännande språk för naturen var det länge sedan jag mötte: En ung naturälskares dagbok är en bok att dröja vid och återvända till. Nära och personligt skriver McAnulty om sin autism och om hur han hanterar vardagen." 5 av 5 BTJ»Dara är en extraordinär röst: modig, poetisk, etisk, lyrisk och stark nog för att bli beundrad och lyssnad på från så ung ålder.« Robert Macfarlane, författare till Underland »Den här boken är oerhört relevant. Det är en dagbok men viktigast av allt den är tidlös. Det handlar om att kämpa, om passion, skönhet och samhörighet.« Chris Packham BBCRÖSTER FRÅN LÄSARE:»Om Mozart kunde skriva.«»Boken fick mig att öppna ögonen för världen omkring mig och uppskatta allt som jag missat i denna stressade tillvaro. Jag ser plötsligt fjärilar, fåglar och bin överallt.«

Kansainvälinen menestysteos rakkaudesta luontoon ja taistelusta sen pelastamiseksi. 15-vuotiaan Daran puhuttelevat päiväkirjamerkinnät vievät Pohjois-Irlannin kuvankauniisiin maisemiin. Kirja kattaa yhden vuodenkierron keväästä kesään, syksystä talveen, kotona ja koulussa, luonnossa ja hänen sisimmässään. Teos tarkastelee maailmaa vivahteikkaasti autistisen teinipojan näkökulmasta: tarkkanäköinen luontoaktivisti kuvailee kohtaamisia niin mustarastaiden, sammakoiden, voikukkien kuin jänistenkin kanssa, aina kunnioituksen vallassa ja hämmästellen. Hänen sanansa maalaavat myös lämminhenkisen kuvan tiiviistä perheyksiköstä, joka luovii tietään ihmeellisessä maailmassa.

Winner of the 2020 Wainwright Prize, Diary of a Young Naturalist chronicles the turning of Dara McAnulty's world, from spring to summer, autumn to winter, on his home patch, at school, in the wild and in his head. Evocative, raw and beautifully written, this very special book vividly explores the natural world from the perspective of an autistic teenager juggling homework, exams and friendships alongside his life as a conservationist and environmental activist. With a sense of awe and wonder, Dara describes in meticulous detail encounters in his garden and the wild, with blackbirds, whooper swans, red kites, hen harriers, frogs, dandelions, skylarks, bats, cuckoo flowers, Irish hares and many more species. The power and warmth of his words also draw an affectionate and moving portrait of a close-knit family making their way in the world.