<p><b>Shortlisted for The Wainwright Prize for Nature and Conservation Writing for Children 2022<br>Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the Year 2022</b><br><br><b>Join brilliant young naturalist Dara McAnulty &ndash; winner of the 2020 Wainwright Prize for his book <i>Diary of a Young Naturalist</i> &ndash; on a nature walk and experience the joy of connecting with the natural world on your multi sensory journey. </b><br><br><i>Wild Child: A Journey Through Nature</i> is a beautiful gift book, illustrated in full colour by Barry Falls, and divided into five sections: looking out of the window, venturing out into the garden, walking in the woods, investigating heathland and wandering on the river bank.<br><br>Dara pauses to tell you about each habitat and provides fantastic facts about the native birds, animals and plants you will find there &ndash; including wrens, blackbirds, butterflies, tadpoles, bluebells, bees, hen harriers, otters, dandelions, oak trees and many more.<br><br>Each section contains a discovery section where you will have a closer look at natural phenomenon such as metamorphoses and migration, learn about categorization in the animal kingdom or become an expert on the collective nouns for birds.<br><br>Each section finishes with an activity to do when you get home: plant wild flowers, make a bird feeder, try pond dipping, make a journey stick and build a terrarium.<br><br>Dara ends the book with advice for young conservationists.</p>