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Nicola Davies (1) (1958–)

Author of One Tiny Turtle

For other authors named Nicola Davies, see the disambiguation page.

82 Works 8,406 Members 320 Reviews

About the Author

Nicola Davies was born on May 3, 1958. She is an English zoologist and writer. She was one of the original presenters of the BBC children's wildlife programme The Really Wild Show. She has also made her name as a children's author. Her books include Home, which was shortlisted for the Branford show more 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. Her title,The Promise, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenway Medal in 2015 for best illustrator. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

Works by Nicola Davies

One Tiny Turtle (2001) 1,756 copies
Bat Loves the Night (2001) 788 copies
Surprising Sharks (2003) 695 copies
Big Blue Whale (1997) 431 copies
Just Ducks! (2012) 208 copies
White Owl, Barn Owl (2007) 201 copies
What's Eating You?: Parasites -- The Inside Story (2007) — Author — 178 copies
Poop: A Natural History of the Unmentionable (2004) — Author — 156 copies
The Promise (2013) 145 copies
What Will I Be? (2012) 138 copies
The Day War Came (2018) 133 copies
Dolphin Baby! (2011) 132 copies
I (Don't) Like Snakes (1831) 86 copies
The Lion Who Stole My Arm (2013) 86 copies
King of the Sky (2018) 68 copies
Manatee Rescue (2013) 65 copies
Grow: Secrets of Our DNA (2020) 63 copies
Hummingbird (2019) 41 copies
Wild About Dolphins (2001) 41 copies
Gaia Warriors (2009) 37 copies
Who's Like Me? (2012) 37 copies
A First Book of the Sea (2018) 36 copies
What Happens Next? (2010) 28 copies
Perfect (2016) 26 copies
Every Child A Song (2019) 26 copies
Who Lives Here? (2012) 26 copies
The Pond (2017) 25 copies
Home (2005) 22 copies
The Variety of Life (2017) 22 copies
Ride the Wind (2020) 19 copies
A First Book of Animals (2016) 16 copies
Whale Boy (2013) 13 copies
The Leopard's Tail (2015) 12 copies
Rubbish Town Hero (2012) 11 copies
Ariki and the Giant Shark (2018) 8 copies
The Elephant Road (2013) 8 copies
The Wonder of Trees (2019) 7 copies
Grow Your Own Monsters (2010) 7 copies
The Song that Sings Us (2021) 6 copies
A Girl Called Dog (2011) 6 copies
Into the Blue (2016) 4 copies
The New Girl (2020) 4 copies
The Selkie's Mate (2017) 4 copies
Elias Martin (2017) 4 copies
The Word Bird (2016) 3 copies
Walking the Bear (2013) 3 copies
The White Hare (2017) 3 copies
Animals Behaving Badly (2017) 3 copies
Up on the Hill (2008) 3 copies
My Butterfly Bouquet (2020) 3 copies
Animal Surprises (2016) 2 copies
The Eel Question (2019) 1 copy
The Whale Who Saved Us (2015) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Other names
Morgan, Stevie
Birthdate
1958-05-03
Gender
female
Nationality
UK
Birthplace
Birmingham, England, UK

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Reviews

This book is about the life of a Polar bear, what they eat, their anatomy, even how many cubs they typically have. This book would be amazing for a 3rd grade class. I might use this to kick off a discussion on fiction and non-fiction, and maybe introduce a project on animals. After reading this book, students could choose an animal to research and present to the class what they learned.
 
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haraki21 | 5 other reviews | Mar 4, 2024 |
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A sad book written to help children understand war and being a war refugee. The art goes well with the story, painting an image of the horror and sorrow of war, without being too frightening or gory.
 
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Chris177 | 28 other reviews | Feb 3, 2024 |
I love the narratives Nicola Davies creates around her nonfiction topics.
 
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sloth852 | 5 other reviews | Jan 8, 2024 |
Extremely interesting, full of grossness and scatalogical factoids, definitely worth recommending to the 3rd-6th grader who enjoys a bit of yuck.
 
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Mark Hearld Illustrator
Gary Blythe Illustrator
Marc Boutavant Illustrator
Rebecca Cobb Illustrator
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Catherine Rayner Illustrator
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Statistics

Works
82
Members
8,406
Popularity
#2,867
Rating
4.0
Reviews
320
ISBNs
530
Languages
17

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