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Diary of a Young Naturalist
- Author
- Dara McAnulty
- Narrator
- Dara McAnulty
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 26 November 2020
- Run Time
- 7 hours 21 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Memoirs, Autism and Asperger's Syndrome, Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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Brought to you by Penguin.
WINNER OF THE 2020 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING
WINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH POST AWARD FOR NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2020
WINNER OF THE 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
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 startling and special book vividly explores the natural world from the perspective of an autistic teenager coping with the uprooting of home, school, and his mental health, while pursuing his life as a conservationist and environmental activist.
In a work of power and hope, Dara recalls his sensory encounters in the wild - with blackbirds, whooper swans, red kites, hen harriers, frogs, dandelions, Irish hares and more - while drawing a moving portrait of a young activist dealing with change, and a family making their way in the world.
'Really, really special' CHRIS PACKHAM
'An extraordinary voice and vision' ROBERT MACFARLANE
'One of the most talented and passionate writers of our era' STEVE SILBERMAN
© Dara McAnulty 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
Critics Review
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Dara's is an extraordinary voice and vision: brave, poetic, ethical, lyrical, strong enough to have made him heard and admired from a young age.
Robert Macfarlane
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It's a diary but essentially timeless. It's about enduring, it's about passion, beauty and connection. It's really, really special.
Chris Packham
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Dara is only 16 and autistic, and is already on his way to becoming one of the most talented and passionate writers of our era.
Steve Silberman, author of Neurotribes
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Feeling illuminates every page of this miraculous memoir ... His portrait of loving parents raising three neurodivergent children on poetry, punk and puffins is profoundly moving ... intimate, sensitive, deeply felt
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Like reading William Blake or Ted Hughes, it really is a strange and magical experience...surely one of the most talked about nature books, or any books, this year
Daily Mail
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An exceptional new voice. Dara McAnulty celebrates nature in such a fresh way and illuminates our understanding of autism.
Martha Kearney
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A beautifully written, profoundly important classic of nature writing that will ignite a passion for the wild in every reader. A stunning achievement. I adored it.
Lauren St John
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Rich poeticism courses through the writing that belies his years.
Irish Independent
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The fanfare is wholly justified: this is an astonishingly assured book for one so young.
The Bookseller (Non-fiction Book of the Month, June 2020)
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Dara captures the essence of why we all spend time in nature. The excitement, the peace, the solace, the escape from all our problems
Mya-Rose Craig (AKA Birdgirl)
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Details
- Author
- Dara McAnulty
- Narrator
- Dara McAnulty
- Duration
- 7 hours 21 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 November 2020
- ISBN
- 9781473593015
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Genre
- Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Memoirs, Autism and Asperger's Syndrome, Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin. WINNER OF THE 2020 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITINGWINNER OF THE AN POST IRISH POST AWARD FOR NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2020WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARDS FOR NON-FICTION 2020SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020Diary 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 startling and special book vividly explores the natural world from the perspective of an autistic teenager coping with the uprooting of home, school, and his mental health, while pursuing his life as a conservationist and environmental activist. In a work of power and hope, Dara recalls his sensory encounters in the wild - with blackbirds, whooper swans, red kites, hen harriers, frogs, dandelions, Irish hares and more - while drawing a moving portrait of a young activist dealing with change, and a family making their way in the world.'Really, really special' CHRIS PACKHAM'An extraordinary voice and vision' ROBERT MACFARLANE'One of the most talented and passionate writers of our era' STEVE SILBERMAN© Dara McAnulty 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
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