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Diary of a Young Naturalist: WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING
2020
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WINNER OF BOOK OF THE YEAR, NARRATIVE NON-FICTION BRITISH BOOK AWARDS
2021Rediscover the natural world with the multi-award winning phenomenon and youngest ever
major literary prize winner in UK history.'Miraculous memoir . . . profoundly moving' Observer
'Dara is an extraordinary voice and vision: brave, poetic, ethical, lyrical' Robert Macfarlane 'It's a
diary but essentially timeless . . . It's really, really special' Chris PackhamALSO WINNER OF: THE
WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2020, AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARD FOR
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2020, 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 ___________ 'This diary chronicles
the turning of my world, from spring to winter, at home, in the wild, in my head.'Evocative, raw and
lyrical, this startling debut explores the natural world through the eyes of Dara McAnulty, an
autistic teenager coping with the uprooting of home, school, and his mental health, while pursuing
his life as a conservationist and environmental activist.Shifting from intense darkness to light,
recalling his sensory encounters in the wild - with blackbirds, whooper swans, red kites, hen
harriers, frogs, dandelions, Irish hares and more - McAnulty reveals worlds we have neglected to
see, in a stunning world of nature writing that is a future classic.Diary of a Young Naturalist is a
powerful and scintillating portrayal of the beauty of the natural world, as it shines a light on autism
and of overcoming severe anxiety. It is a story of the binding love of family and home, and how we
can help each other through the most difficult of times. ___________ BIG ISSUE BOOK OF THE
YEAR HAY FESTIVAL BOOK OF THE YEARA TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR 'An
extraordinary diary' The Times'A torrent of pure, unmediated fervour . . . This is writing at its wild
and unruly best' Dr Rachel Clarke 'Diary of a Young Naturalist is not only one of the finest pieces
of modern nature writing produced on this island in recent years, McAnulty is one of our best
young writers in any genre' Irish Independent'An exceptional new voice. Dara McAnulty celebrates
nature in such a fresh way and illuminatesour understanding of autism' Martha Kearney, chair of
the Baillie Gifford Prize 2020'One of the most talented and passionate writers of our era' Steve
Silberman, award-winning author of NeuroTribes ___________ em em
WINNER OF BOOK OF THE YEAR, NARRATIVE NON-FICTION BRITISH BOOK AWARDS
2021Rediscover the natural world with the multi-award winning phenomenon and youngest ever
major literary prize winner in UK history.'Miraculous memoir . . . profoundly moving' Observer
'Dara is an extraordinary voice and vision: brave, poetic, ethical, lyrical' Robert Macfarlane 'It's a
diary but essentially timeless . . . It's really, really special' Chris PackhamALSO WINNER OF: THE
WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2020, AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARD FOR
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2020, 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 ___________ 'This diary chronicles
the turning of my world, from spring to winter, at home, in the wild, in my head.'Evocative, raw and
lyrical, this startling debut explores the natural world through the eyes of Dara McAnulty, an
autistic teenager coping with the uprooting of home, school, and his mental health, while pursuing
his life as a conservationist and environmental activist.Shifting from intense darkness to light,
recalling his sensory encounters in the wild - with blackbirds, whooper swans, red kites, hen
harriers, frogs, dandelions, Irish hares and more - McAnulty reveals worlds we have neglected to
see, in a stunning world of nature writing that is a future classic.Diary of a Young Naturalist is a
powerful and scintillating portrayal of the beauty of the natural world, as it shines a light on autism
and of overcoming severe anxiety. It is a story of the binding love of family and home, and how we
can help each other through the most difficult of times. ___________ BIG ISSUE BOOK OF THE

YEAR HAY FESTIVAL BOOK OF THE YEARA TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR 'An
extraordinary diary' The Times'A torrent of pure, unmediated fervour . . . This is writing at its wild
and unruly best' Dr Rachel Clarke 'Diary of a Young Naturalist is not only one of the finest pieces
of modern nature writing produced on this island in recent years, McAnulty is one of our best
young writers in any genre' Irish Independent'An exceptional new voice. Dara McAnulty celebrates
nature in such a fresh way and illuminatesour understanding of autism' Martha Kearney, chair of
the Baillie Gifford Prize 2020'One of the most talented and passionate writers of our era' Steve
Silberman, award-winning author of NeuroTribes ___________ em em