A review by threeraccoonsinatrenchcoat
Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

I was going to give this an average review, but one of the last pages made me see it differently. The author talks about just being on the cusp of her 15th birthday. This book is unbelievably eloquent, sometimes to the point of going over my head. For that reason, I found it slow at sometimes. I thought it was at sometimes difficult to find overarching themes, as a result of it being a literal diary and thus presented in that format. And then, I was reminded, this girl is not even 15. She has such passion for the environment. There is an unmistakable childlike wonder of the world in these pages. A perfect camping read. Immerse yourself as much as you can. Try to see the world through half the lens she does, and you will find gratitude in every bit of nature.