She has also written several novels for adults under the pseudonym Stevie Morgan. Her children's picture book The Promise won the Green Book Award in 2015. Her books include Home, which was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award, and Poo (2004), which was illustrated by Neal Layton, and was shortlisted for a Blue Peter Book Award in 2006 in the United States, the book is published as Poop: A Natural History of the Unmentionable.

More recently, she has made her name as a children's author. She was one of the original presenters of the BBC children's wildlife programme The Really Wild Show. “One of the prettiest works of non-fiction you are likely to see… It is ravishing.Nicola Davies (born ) is an English zoologist and writer. “Nicola Davies is one of the best children’s writers in the business.” Huffington Post “Jane Ray turns everything she touches to gold.” Daily Telegraph They nest as far north as Canada and Alaska a 2,000 mile trip! This is the story of one spring migration: of a tiny bird, its amazing journey and the people it meets along the way. But every spring hummingbirds that have spent the winter in Mexico fly north to make the most of the warmer weather. In Circle, Jeannie Baker follows the godwits’ incredible flight, taking readers over awe-inspiring scenes as the birds spread their wings above such beautiful landmarks as the Great Barrier Reef and China’s breathtaking cityscapes for an unforgettable journey.įrom Nicola Davies, one of the UK’s finest non-fiction writers, and Jane Ray, one of the UK’s finest illustrators, comes an exquisite Nature Storybook about … hummingbirds! A hummingbird is smaller than your thumb and weighs less than a 20 pence piece – however you measure it, it’s tiny. They follow invisible pathways - pathways that have been followed for thousands of years - while braving hunger and treacherous conditions to reach their destination. A two-in-one teaching resource featuring two lovely picture books! Circle by Jeannie Baker and Hummingbird by Nicola Davies and Jane Ray.Įach year, bar-tailed godwits undertake the longest unbroken migration of any bird, flying from their breeding grounds in the Arctic to Australia and New Zealand and back again.

Hummingbird by nicola davies