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About Diary Of A Young Naturalist
Product Description A BuzzFeed "Best Book of June 2021" From sixteen-year-old 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. Review Praise for Diary of a Young Naturalist " Diary of a Young Naturalist is a remarkable book, the most moving memoir I have read in years." ― Minneapolis Star Tribune "Through a year of lyrical and profound diary entries, McAnulty describes his unique way of perceiving the world around him and his connection to nature." ― BuzzFeed, "Best Book of June 2021" "If planet earth has any chance of surviving the depredations of global capitalism, it rests in the intensity and commitment of the younger generations, teenage climate activists like Greta Thunberg and Dara McAnulty . . . In Diary of a Young Naturalist McAnulty gets at some of the reasons why they're able to maintain faith in the possibility of change as he records his life-giving daily connections with the natural world over the course of a year in Northern Ireland." ― Literary Hub, "A Nonfiction Book You Should Read This Summer" "McAnulty joins the ranks of those whose work seeks acceptance of non-neurotypical thought and demonstrates that people with autism contribute singularly authentic, and essential, human perspectives. In the case of McAnulty, it is a perspective of unfettered adoration for plants and animals that rebuts a status quo of marginalization and suppression . . . Over and over again, McAnulty reminds us that our most immediate environment lies within our own minds―and that between each one of us is the same cherished diversity we can also find by leaving a bucket of murky water in the yard and seeing what arrives." ― Sierra Magazine "Through a year in his home patch in Northern Ireland, Dara spent the seasons writing. These moving entries about his connection to wildlife and the way he sees the world are raw in their telling." ― Yale Climate Connections, "12 Books to Get Your Summer Reading Started" " Diary of a Young Naturalist is a call to an awakening that draws on and activates powerful imagination, where nature also lives . . . This is a book that offers another way to come to the truth of what is happening. Importantly―crucially―it shows what is possible through small but repeated acts of perfect observation of the here and now." ― ClimateCultures "For such a young author, McAnulty displays an astounding ability to capture and articulate his feelings and the nuances of the natural world, and his sincere compassion and lyrical prose captivate . . . A heartfelt, uplifting, hopeful memoir from a talented new voice in nature writing." ― Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "In this stunning debut . . . McAnulty delivers a galvanizing love letter to nature . . . The auth
