| Nicola Davies | |
|---|---|
| Born | Suffolk, England |
| Occupation | Zoologist, author |
| Website | |
| http://www.walker.co.uk/contributors/Nicola-Davies-2580.aspx | |
Nicola Davies (born in Suffolk) is an English zoologist and writer. She was one of the original presenters of the BBC children's wildlife programme The Really Wild Show.[1] More recently, she has made her name as a children's author. Her books include Home, which was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award,[2] and Poo (2004), which was illustrated by Neal Layton, and was shortlisted for a Blue Peter Book Award in 2006;[3] 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".
Gaia Warriors — published November 2009 published by Walker Books, written in association with, and with an afterword by, James Lovelock — is a book about climate change like no other that explains the science and answers the commonly-asked questions about global warming.
Nicola is now going round to several schools giving talks and promoting her books.