Books

Birdgirl Blog Birdgirl: A Young Environmentalist Looks to the Skies in Search of a Better Future Lots of you will already know that I’ve written a new book. Birdgirl is my story – one defined by my love of birds, which bring joy and stillness in difficult times. I also love Mick Manning's amazing  Harpy [...]

Birdgirl Blog We Have A Dream I am really proud to announce that my first book, published by Magic Cat. We Have a Dream: Meet 30 Young Indigenous People and People of Colour Protecting the Planet (Hardback)   by Dr Mya-Rose Craig Illustrated by Sabrena Khadij SHOP HERE   Description Indigenous people and people of colour are disproportionately affected [...]

Birdgirl Blog The Adventures of Horatio Mowzl – Volume Three: ‘The Great Rising’ Review The Adventures of Horatio Mowzl  - Volume Three: ‘The Great Rising’ By Paul Thornycroft Book description:  I love these children's books and would highly recommend them for your children. "The Great Rising brings us to the dramatic climax of this, the third volume in the [...]

Birdgirl Blog Being published in Red Sixty Seven – Curated by Kit Jewitt & Published by the BTO This book is the idea of Kit Jewitt I am really proud to have written about Yellowhammer in this book, one that should not exist. Also thank you to Ben Woodhams for his beautiful artwork. Our bird [...]

Birdgirl Blog My Nature writing – New Networks for Nature 2018 Nature writing is something that is really important to me. I have been writing creative work and poetry from a young age and used poetry therapy to help me through difficult times. In 2018 I wrote a piece of nature writing for a publication [...]

Birdgirl Blog Bird Cottage by Eva Meijer I was intrigued by this remarkable story that the author, Eva Meijer, dug up a few years ago about one fascinating – and almost entirely forgotten – a woman who was way ahead of her time when she published her revolutionary findings on bird behaviour. I wanted to [...]

Birdgirl Blog Where the River Runs Gold by Sita Brahmachari   This is a wonderful inter-generational book about a pair of 11 year olds set in the future where children have to work on farms as we have lost our bees.  This book is suitable for all generations will character across age ranges. I love [...]

Birdgirl Blog A must read for children & adults – The Adventures of Horatio Mowzl – First Purlings A must-read for children and young adults –– The Adventures of Horatio Mowzl    A trilogy of illustrated novels by Paul Thornycroft    Volume Two: ‘First Purlings’      Copyright Paul Thornycroft   Children –– you ARE [...]

Birdgirl Blog A must read for children – The Adventure of Horatio Mowzl The Adventures of Horatio Mowzl is a trilogy of illustrated novels for children and young adults by the brilliant Paul Thornycroft Volume One:  “Little Humans” Children –– change the World! Mya-Rose Craig interviews the author, Paul Thornycroft   Mya-Rose: What are your [...]

Birdgirl Blog Horus the Peregrine Falcon and series of books I was given a copy of this book by John Miles and absolutely loved it. If I’d had a book like this as a younger child, I would have been so happy with it. I do appreciate that not every child is as obsessed with [...]