Discover a powerful evocative and urgent new young voice in nature writing *WINNER OF THE
SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD 2023* '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.
