By Mya-Rose Craig (author) , Lynn Scurfield (illustrator)
"beautifully illustrated, an inspiring introduction to astonishing bird migrations"
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Mya-Rose Craig is the best person to introduce young readers to the wonders of bird migration. Only 21, she’s been passionate about birds and nature all her life, at 17 becoming the youngest person to see half the world’s bird species. Her book tells the amazing stories of birds that migrate incredible distances over continents, mountains and oceans, including the Arctic Tern, which travels 100,000 miles every year, the stork, and the swallow, familiar to all of us here in the UK.
Over colourful double pages she describes their remarkable journeys, explaining why they make them and what helps them, also including myths invented by the people who watched them flying away to explain where they might go.
Lynn Scurfield’s illustrations with their bold colours and rich texture make this lovely to look at and share. Each page features children too, their response to the birds as they fly over their homelands reminding us of our connection to the natural world.
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.
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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.
'Take flight on this fascinating voyage of discovery in the capable hands of Mya-Rose. This book is a delight.' - Liz Bonnin
'Beautiful... shares the stories of our planet's greatest nomads... and is gloriously illustrated to connect young readers with birds.' - Steve Backshall
' Birdgirl does it again! A delightful, inspiring and informative exploration of the astonishing world of bird migration, from the bird's point of view!' - Stephen Moss
Mya-Rose Craig , also known as Birdgirl, is a 21-year-old British-Bangladeshi birder, environmentalist, and diversity activist. Aged 14 she founded Black2Nature, aiming to engage minority ethnic teenagers with nature, and at 17 she became the youngest person to see half the world's bird species, and shared a stage with Greta Thunberg, speaking to 40,000 protestors. She's the youngest Briton to receive an honorary Doctorate, and she campaigns for equal access to nature, to end the climate and biodiversity loss crises, and for Global Climate Justice. In September 2020 she held the world's most northerly Youth Strike, travelling with Greenpeace to the melting pack ice of the high Arctic.
Find her on Instagram @birdgirluk
Photo credit Oliver Edwards Photography
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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.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Flight and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Flight features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Gift Books, Children’s / Teenage stationery and miscellaneous items, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Wildlife, The Natural World, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Flight was written by Mya-Rose Craig and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
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