Mya-Rose Craig | 'If you care and want to change the world, you can go out and do it'

Mya-Rose Craig is a Bristol-based ornithologist who has been blogging about birds as Birdgirl since she was 11. She first gained fame after being featured on the 2010 BBC Four documentary “Twitchers: A Very British Obsession”, and has appeared on “Springwatch”, “Countryfile” and “The One Show”. The Bookseller talked to her about her new book, We Have a Dream (Magic Cat), which tackles discrimination in the debate over climate change.  Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-05-28 04:43:18 UTC ]

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