Nicola Davies (author)
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Nicola Davies is an English
zoologist and writer. She was one of the original presenters of the BBC
children's wildlife programme The Really Wild Show
. More recently, she has made her name as a children's author. 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
. She has also written several novels for adults under the pseudonym "Stevie Morgan".
Gaia Warriors — published November 2009 published by Walker Books
, written in association with, and with an afterword by, James Lovelock
— is a book about climate change like no other that explains the science and answers the commonly-asked questions about global warming.
Nicola is now going round to several schools giving talks and promoting her books.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
zoologist and writer. She was one of the original presenters of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
children's wildlife programme The Really Wild Show
The Really Wild Show
The Really Wild Show was a long-running British television show about wildlife, broadcast by the BBC as part of their CBBC service to children. It also runs on Animal Planet in the USA.The show was broadcast continuously since January 21, 1986...
. More recently, she has made her name as a children's author. Her books include Home, which was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award
Branford Boase Award
The Branford Boase Award is a British literary award presented annually to an outstanding novel for young people by a first-time writer.Wendy Boase, Editorial Director of Walker Books and Henrietta Branford worked together previously to produce a great number of books. Both Wendy Boase and...
, and Poo (2004), which was illustrated by Neal Layton, and was shortlisted for a Blue Peter Book Award
Blue Peter Book Awards
The Blue Peter Book Awards are a series of literary prizes for children's literature awarded annually by the BBC television programme Blue Peter, and inaugurated in 2000....
in 2006; in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the book is published as Poop: A Natural History of the Unmentionable
Poop: A Natural History of the Unmentionable
Poop: A Natural History of the Unmentionable is a children's book about poop, written by Nicola Davies and illustrated by Neal Layton.-Book information:...
. She has also written several novels for adults under the pseudonym "Stevie Morgan".
Gaia Warriors — published November 2009 published by Walker Books
Walker Books
Walker Books is an independent British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker.The success of their Where's Wally? series enabled them to expand into the American market, starting a sister company called Candlewick Press in 1991.Amelia Edwards, co-founder of Walker Books,...
, written in association with, and with an afterword by, James Lovelock
James Lovelock
James Lovelock, CH, CBE, FRS is an independent scientist, environmentalist and futurologist who lives in Devon, England. He is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the biosphere is a self-regulating entity with the capacity to keep our planet healthy by controlling...
— is a book about climate change like no other that explains the science and answers the commonly-asked questions about global warming.
Nicola is now going round to several schools giving talks and promoting her books.