Sylvia and the Birds
Author(s): Johanna Emeney; Sarah Laing
NZ Non Fiction | Biography & Autobiography | Birds | Environmental Issues | General Graphic Books | NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2023 Shortlist
Part graphic biography, part practical guide to protecting our bird wildlife, this remarkable book for young readers and their families is fully committed to detailing the wonders of our native birds, the threats they face and how we can help them.
Based on the life of 'The Bird Lady', Sylvia Durrant, who helped over 140,000 sick, injured and lost birds during her lifetime, it inspires a reverence for the natural world and is a call to action to all young ecologists and environmentalists.
With charming illustrations by Sarah Laing, an engrossing text, mātauranga Māori insights, activities and how-tos, it offers hours of enchantment and engagement. Whimsical, loving and layered, Sylvia and the Birds makes a unique contribution to children's knowledge of the natural world.
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Shortlisted for the 2023 NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults - Non-Fiction Elsie Locke Award category
‘This is a special book for anyone who cares about the birdlife of Aotearoa’ — Jenny Nicholls, Waiheke Weekender ‘Sylvia and the Birds would make a great Christmas present for the whole family to explore’ — Alex Eagles, Kete Books ‘Part-graphic biography, part-practical guide to protecting our wildlife, it's a handsome, generous, book ... A book that should be in every household and school.’ — Maria Gill, KidsBooksNZ
Johanna Emeney works at Massey University as a teacher of creative writing. She also co-facilitates the Michael King Young Writers Programme with Rosalind Ali. Her background is in English literature teaching, and her main research interest is in the medical humanities as it relates to poetry. Her two books of poetry are Apple & Tree (Cape Catley, 2011) and Family History (Makaro Press, 2017).
General Fields
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- : Massey University Press
- : Massey University Press
- : 01 September 2022
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- : books
Special Fields
- : Johanna Emeney; Sarah Laing
- : Hardback
- : Sarah Laing
- : English
- : 176