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A review by annecarts
Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty
5.0
A wonderful book - Dara has a way of describing and noticing things that is very moving. And even more amazing that he wrote this at age 14.
But Dara doesn't want us to give him high ratings and move on, he wants us to do something and we must. In fact the sooner the young people take over the better. There's so many stand out moments but a parent crushing their kids love of picking up a conker with a 'dirty' remark stands out.
What I especially liked as someone that lives in a built up area of the UK is that he describes things that many of us can easily appreciate in a park or outdoors in general. It's definitely a nature book many people could easily connect with.
But Dara doesn't want us to give him high ratings and move on, he wants us to do something and we must. In fact the sooner the young people take over the better. There's so many stand out moments but a parent crushing their kids love of picking up a conker with a 'dirty' remark stands out.
What I especially liked as someone that lives in a built up area of the UK is that he describes things that many of us can easily appreciate in a park or outdoors in general. It's definitely a nature book many people could easily connect with.