Which books help us reconnect with nature? with Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris

About this episode

<p>Why do baby puffins prefer to be alone? Why don’t Cuckoo birds raise their own children? Has the decline of birds taken away the music of our landscapes? And what is the simplest way back if we feel disconnected from nature?&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode of <a href="https://podfollow.com/thepenguinpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Ask Penguin</em></a><em>, </em>Rhianna is joined by visionary creative duo, <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/32424/robert-macfarlane" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Robert Macfarlane</em></a> and <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/10788/jackie-morris" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Jackie Morris</em></a><em> </em>to discuss their latest collaboration, <em>T</em><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/314396/the-book-of-birds-by-robert-macfarlane-and-jackie-morris/9780241404737" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>he Books of Birds</em>,</a> a beautifully illustrated and poetic look at some of natures most unique and fascinating birds. Plus plenty of book recommendations from books that explore the British landscapes and our favourite anthropomorphised animals as main characters.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>Discover all the books mentioned in this episode <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/articles/which-books-help-us-reconnect-with-nature-with-robert-macfarlane-and-jackie-morris" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><br><p><strong>About the book</strong>&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/314396/the-book-of-birds-by-robert-macfarlane-and-jackie-morris/9780241404737" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Book of Birds</em> </a>is a compendium of forty-nine bird species, from Avocet to Yellowhammer, all of which are presently declining or endangered in Britain. Inspired by the classic bird-books with which the authors grew up, this is a field guide with a difference. It asks not ‘What is that bird?’, but ‘Who is that bird?’ It shows its readers how to identify birds, but also how to identify with them.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>About the authors</strong>&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/32424/robert-macfarlane" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Robert Macfarlane</em></strong></a><strong> </strong>is a <em>Sunday Times</em>- and <em>New York Times</em>-bestselling authors, whose books include <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/455147/is-a-river-alive-by-macfarlane-robert/9780241998212" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Is a River Alive?</em>,</a> <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56082/underland-by-macfarlane-robert/9780141030579" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Underland</em></a>, <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/213416/landmarks-by-macfarlane-robert/9780241967874" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Landmarks</em></a>, <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/56083/the-old-ways-by-macfarlane-robert/9780141030586" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Old Ways</em></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Places-Robert-Macfarlane/dp/1847080189?tag=prhmarketing29531-21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Wild Places</em></a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mountains-Mind-Fascination-Robert-Macfarlane/dp/1847080391?tag=prhmarketing29532-21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Mountains of the Mind</em>,</a> as well as a book-length prose-poem, <em>Ness</em>. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages, won prizes around the world, and been widely adapted for film, music, theatre, radio and dance. He has also written operas, plays, albums, choral works, and films including <em>River</em> and <em>Mountain</em>, both narrated by Willem Dafoe.&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/10788/jackie-morris" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Jackie Morris</em></strong></a><strong> </strong>has written or illustrated over seventy books, including the beloved children’s classics <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tell-Me-Dragon-Jackie-Morris/dp/191265427X?tag=prhmarketing29533-21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Tell Me a Dragon</em> </a>and<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/East-West-Moon-Jackie-Morris/dp/184780294X?tag=prhmarketing29522-21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> <em>East of the Sun, West of the Moon</em></a> and a volume of modern folklore for readers of all ages, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Folk-Stones-Jackie-Morris/dp/1789652308?tag=prhmarketing29534-21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Wild Folk</em>,</a> co-created with Tamsin Abbott, as well as introducing and illustrating Barbara Newhall Follett’s gem of wild literature, <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/312980/the-house-without-windows-by-follett-barbara-newhall/9780241986073" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The House Without Windows</em></a>. She is the internationally bestselling and award-winning co-creator of <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/293340/the-lost-words-by-morris-robert-macfarlane-and-jackie/9780241253588" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Lost Words</em> </a>and <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/316715/the-lost-spells-by-morris-robert-macfarlane-and-jackie/9780241444641" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Lost Spells</em></a>, two books which have captured the hearts of hundreds of thousands of readers of all ages. In 2018 she won the Kate Greenaway Medal and the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year for <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/293340/the-lost-words-by-morris-robert-macfarlane-and-jackie/9780241253588" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Lost Words</em></a>.&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><p>For more information about the National Year of Reading, click here <a href="https://goallin.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://goallin.org.uk</a>&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>