TY - BOOK AU - McAnulty,Dara TI - Diary of a young naturalist SN - 1571311807 AV - QH31.M395 A3 2021 PY - 2021/// CY - Minneapolis PB - Milkweed Editions KW - McAnulty, Dara KW - Naturalists KW - Northern Ireland KW - Biography KW - Conservationists KW - Autistic youth KW - Family relationships KW - Natural history KW - Seasons N1 - "First published by Little Toller Books, United Kingdom, 2020"--Title page verso; Prologue -- Spring -- Summer -- Autumn -- Winter; Recommended for secondary school (age 13-18) N2 - Readers can step inside the mind of a teen climate activist in this engaging book from Milkweed Editions. (Miller Library Staff); "From sixteen-year-old Dara McAnulty, a globally renowned figure in the youth climate activist movement, comes a memoir about loving the natural world and fighting to save it"--; McAnulty chronicles the turning of a year in his Northern Ireland home patch. Beginning in spring, these diary entries about his connection to wildlife and the way he sees the world are vivid, evocative, and moving. He also captures his perspective as a teenager juggling exams, friendships, and a life of campaigning to save the natural world. We see his close-knit family, the disruptions of moving and changing schools, and the complexities of living with autism. -- adapted from jacket ER -