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"Inspiring, enlightening and powerful. We have to make these dreams
come true"- Chris Packham Indigenous people and people of colour
are disproportionately affected by climate change, yet often aren't
heard in global conversations. In this book, British-Bangladeshi
environmentalist and race activist 'Birdgirl' Mya-Rose Craig speaks
to campaigners from around the world about what needs to be done.
From wildlife conservation to clean water, air pollution to plastic
waste, climate justice to climate strikes, the time has come to
listen to a generation of young people of colour demanding urgent
change for the world they will inherit.
*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, so tightly woven in
that there's no way of pulling it free and leaving the rest of my
life intact.' 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
amidst her mother's deepening mental health crisis. 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.
Explore the world from a birds-eye view in this breath-taking
illustrated guide to birds and migration, from one of the world's
most renowned young activists. Look around you. Whether you live in
a city or the countryside, whether you're standing in a field or
peering out of a window. If you wait a few minutes the chances are
that you'll see a bird. But did you know that many of these
creatures go on epic adventures every single year? Flight is the
story of seven of these amazing birds and their incredible journeys
around the globe. You'll meet the arctic tern, which covers the
distance from the Earth to the Moon and back three times in its
lifetime. And the humble swallow, whose epic migration takes it
through Europe, across the Sahara Desert and all the way to the tip
of South Africa. Along the way, you'll discover history and
folklore from around the world that reveal the special relationship
between humans and birds. With Lynn Scurfield's beautiful
full-colour original artwork on every page, this is the perfect
gift for nature-lovers everywhere.
* A no-nonsense articulation of the core principles for
transformational congregations * From two of the church's most
authoritative voices in the field of transformational leadership
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