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Craig narrates imbuing her book with genuine pathos The New York Times

MyaRose Craigs narration of her debut memoir is full of youthful exuberance wisdom and wit AudioFile

Craig narrates her own work transmitting her enthusiasm and knowledge in her engaging BritishBangladeshi accent Library Journal

Birder environmentalist and activist MyaRose Craig is an international force In her moving memoir Birdgirl she chronicles her mothers struggle with mental illness and shares her passion for social justice and fierce dedication to preserving our planet

Meet MyaRose 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 theres no way of pulling it free and leaving the rest of my life intact

Birdgirl follows MyaRose and her family as they travel the world in search of rare birds and astonishing landscapes But a shadow moves with them tooher mothers 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 MyaRose a deep love of the natural world But MyaRose has also seen firsthand 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 todays young environmental activists MyaRose shares her experiences to advocate for the simple profound gift of nature and for making it accessible to all calling her listeners to rediscover the power of our natural world

Birder activist daughter this is her story

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