meg_seekings's review against another edition

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5.0

I absolutely loved this!! A really refreshing style of nature writing from somebody who doesn't profess to know everything (and often wants to persuade you that she knows nothing at all - but don't listen to her...!) but learns along the way with you, in a conversational and anecdotal way. Pop culture references and wit are interspersed with groundbreaking science and the words of experts interviewed for the book. The book sees Sophie go on a series of low-carbon trips around the UK looking for (and not always finding) 10 species... each a bit of an underdog, magical characters in their own way, and under threat due to climate-change. Proof that reading about and learning about these topics doesn't have to always be doom and gloom.

Thanks to the publisher for sending me a copy.

bookmarked642's review against another edition

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informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

1hollieb's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

aqrio's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

miles's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

meowatson's review against another edition

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5.0

This made me want to go out and find some creatures!! I really liked the writing it felt a lot easier to read than any other nature book I’ve read and everything was explained well. Also the cover is really nice and I love the illustrations for each chapter.

clefaerie's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

manorclassics's review against another edition

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DNFd in chapter 2

I really wanted to love this but the writing style didn't gel with me.

riaryan's review against another edition

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4.0

Such a good book, and extremely well written. You feel like you are journeying with the author on her travels that you feel almost sad when it comes to an end, and you're left to go it alone. But journey we must, as there's so much still to be done as you realise when you read this book! Highly recommended.

kait_lost_in_books's review against another edition

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4.0


Sophie takes a low-carbon journey around the Uk to visit ten habitats and animals which are threatened by climate change.

Featuring such gems as:
“When you get pollen on your nice white trainers, you are essentially facilitating floral sex.”
And:
“For bees as furry as the bilberry bumblebee that can mean that they eave a flower looking as though they’ve donned a pair of sunny pantaloons, a boob tube and a bucket hat - festival ready!”

What could be an incredibly dry lecture is filled with chuckles, snarky asides and pleas to the gods old and new. A captivatingly charming piece of nature writing