Birdgirl: Looking to the Skies in Search of a Better Future

Meet Mya-Rose –otherwise known as "Birdgirl." In her words: "Birdwatching has never felt like a hobby, or a pastime I can pick up and put down, but a thread running through the pattern of my life, so tightly woven in that there's no way of pulling it free and leaving the rest of my life intact."

Birdgirl follows Mya-Rose and her family as they travel the world in search of rare birds and astonishing landscapes. But a shadow moves with them, too–her mother's deepening mental health crisis. In the face of this struggle, the Craigs turn to nature again and again for comfort and meaning.

Each bird they see brings a moment of joy and reflection, instilling in Mya-Rose a deep love of the natural world. But Mya-Rose has also seen first-hand the reckless destruction we are inflicting on our fragile planet, as well as the pervasive racism infecting every corner of the world, leading her to campaign for Black, Indigenous, people of color.

Joining the fight of today's young environmental activists, Mya-Rose shares her experiences to advocate for the simple, profound gift of nature, and for making it accessible to all, calling her readers to rediscover the power of our natural world.

About British-Bangladeshi birder, environmentalist, and activist Mya-Rose Craig:

• AGE 14 Founded an organization to engage teens of color with nature
• AGE 17 Received an honorary Doctorate from Bristol University; Shared a stage with Greta Thunberg speaking to 40,000 protestors
• AGE 18 Held a Youth Strike against melting pack ice of the high Arctic as Greenpeace's Ocean's Ambassador
• AGE 20 Published her memoir, Birdgirl