Nicola Davies (author)

Nicola Davies (born 3 May 1958)[1] is an English zoologist and writer. She was one of the original presenters of the BBC children's wildlife programme The Really Wild Show.[2] More recently, she has made her name as a children's author. Her books include Home, which was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award,[3] and Poo (2004), which was illustrated by Neal Layton, and was shortlisted for a Blue Peter Book Award in 2006;[4] 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.

Nicola Davies
Born3 May 1958
Birmingham, England[1]
OccupationZoologist, writer
Websitenicola-davies.com

Gaia Warriors — published in November 2009 by Walker Books, and 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.

Davies was married to Mark Harrison from 1984 to 1997 (until they divorced) and she has two children.[1]

Works
  • Big Blue Whale (1997) Illustrated by Nick Maland
  • Bat Loves the Night (2001) Illustrated by Sarah Fox Davies
  • One Tiny Turtle (2001) Illustrated by Jane Chapman
  • Wild About Dolphins (2001) published by Walker Books
  • Surprising Sharks (2003) illustrated by James Croft
  • Birds (2003) published by Kingfisher in the Kingfisher Young Knowledge series
  • Poo: A Natural History of the Unmentionable (2004) illustrated by Neal Layton
  • Oceans and Seas (2004) published by Kingfisher in the Kingfisher Young Knowledge series
  • Home (2005) published by Walker Books
  • Ice Bear (2005) Illustrated by Gary Blythe
  • Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures (2006) Illustrated by Neil Layton
  • What's eating you? Parasites: the Inside Story (2007) Illustrated by Neil Layton
  • White Owl, Barn Owl (2007) Illustrated by Michael Foreman
  • Up on the Hill (2008) with design by Terry Milne, published by Walker Books
  • Gaia Warriors (2009) - a book about climate change and what to do about it, published by Walker Books
  • Just the Right Size: Why Big Animals are Big and Little Animals are Little (2009) Illustrated by Neil Layton
  • Grow your Own Monsters (2010) by Nicola Davies and Simon Hickmott
  • Everything You Need to Know About Animals (2010) published by Kingfisher
  • A Girl Called Dog (2011), published by Corgi
  • Monsters of the Deep (2011)
  • Talk, Talk, Squawk (2011) Illustrated by Neil Layton
  • Welcome to Silver Street Farm (2011) with illustrations by Katharine McEwen, published by Walker Books
  • Escape from Silver Street Farm (2011) Illustrated by Katharine McEwen, published by Walker Books
  • Spring Fever at Silver Street Farm (2011) Illustrated by Katharine McEwen, published by Walker Books
  • All Aboard at Silver Street Farm (2011) Illustrated by Katharine McEwen, published by Walker Books
  • A First Book of Nature (2012) Illustrated by Mark Hearld. Published as Outside Your Window in the US (2012). Winner of the Independent Booksellers Best Picture Book.
  • Deadly (2012) Illustrated by Neal Layton, published by Walker Books
  • Dolphin Baby (2012) Illustrated by Brita Granstrom
  • Frozen Solid at Silver Street Farm (2012) Illustrated by Katharine McEwen, published by Walker Books
  • Just Ducks! (2012) Illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino Shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2013
  • Rubbish Town Hero (2012) published by Corgi
  • What will I be? (2012) Illustrated by Marc Boutavant
  • Who's like Me? (2012) Illustrated by Marc Boutavant
  • Deserts (2012) (Discover Science series)
  • What Happens Next? (2012) Illustrated by Marc Boutavant
  • Crowded Out at Silver Street Farm (2012) Illustrated by Katharine McEwen
  • Manatee Baby (2013) (Heroes of the Wild series)
  • The Elephant Road (2013) with illustration by Annabel Wright, published by Walker Books (Heroes of the Wild series)
  • The Lion Who Stole My Arm (2013) Winner of The Portsmouth Book Award 2014 (Heroes of the Wild series)
  • The Promise (2013) Illustrated by Laura Carlin. Winner of the 2014 English Association Picture Book award for best fiction.
  • Walking the Bear (2013) (Heroes of the Wild series)
  • Whale Boy (2013) Shortlisted for the "Best Story" category of the 2014 Blue Peter Book Awards
  • Tiny (2014) Illustrated by Emily Sutton
  • The Leopard's Tail (2015) Illustrated by Annabel Wright (Heroes of the Wild series)
  • The Whale Who Saved Us (2015) Illustrated by Annabel Wright (Heroes of the Wild series)
  • I Don't Like Snakes (2015) Illustrated by Luciano Lozano
  • A First Book of Animals (2016) Illustrated by Petr Horácek
  • Survivors: The Toughest Creatures on Earth (2016) Illustrated by Neal Layton, published by Walker Books
  • Animal Surprises (2016) Illustrated by Abbie Cameron, published by Graffeg
  • Into The Blue (2016) Illustrated by Abbie Cameron, published by Graffeg
  • The Word Bird (2016) Illustrated by Abbie Cameron, published by Graffeg
  • The White Hare (2016) with illustrations by Anastasia Izlesou, published by Graffeg - part of the Shadows and Light series
  • Mother Cary's Butter Knife (2016) with illustrations by Anja Uhren, published by Graffeg - part of the Shadows and Light series
  • Perfect (2016) Illustrated by Cathy Fisher, published by Graffeg
  • Lots: The Diversity of Life on Earth (2017) Illustrated by Emily Sutton
  • Animals Behaving Badly (2017) Illustrated by Adam Stower, published by Walker Books
  • Dolphin Baby (2017) Illustrated by Brita Granstrom, published by Walker Books
  • The Variety of Life (2017) Illustrated by Lorna Scobie
  • King of the Sky (2017) Illustrated by Laura Carlin, published by Walker, shortlisted for the Tir na n-Og Award
  • The Pond (2017) Illustrated by Cathy Fisher, published by Graffeg
  • Elias Martin (2017) Illustrated by Fran Shum, published by Graffeg
  • A First Book of the Sea (July 2018) Illustrated by Emily Sutton, published by Walker Books
  • The Day the War Came (2018) Illustrated by Rebecca Cobb
  • The Little Mistake (2018) with illustrations by Cathy Fisher, published by Graffeg - part of the Country Tales series
  • Flying Free (2018) with illustrations by Cathy Fisher, published by Graffeg - part of the Country Tales series
  • Ariki and the Giant Shark (2018) with illustrations by Nicola Kinnear, published by Walker
  • The Secret of the Egg (2018) with illustrations by Abbie Cameron, published by Graffeg
  • The Eel Question (2018) with illustrations by Beth Holland, published by Graffeg - part of the Shadows and Light series
  • Bee Boy and the Moonflowers (2018) with illustrations by Max Low, published by Graffeg - part of the Shadows and Light series
  • Brave and the Fox (2018) Illustrated by Sebastien Braun, published by Scholastic
  • The Dog That Saved Christmas (2018) with illustrations by Mike Byrne, published by Barrington Stoke
  • The Mountain Lamb (2019) with illustrations by Cathy Fisher, published by Graffeg - part of the Country Tales series
  • A Boy's Best Friend (2019) with illustrations by Cathy Fisher, published by Graffeg - part of the Country Tales series
  • Ariki and the Island of Wonders (2019) with illustrations by Nicola Kinnear, published by Walker
  • Hummingbird (2019) Illustrated by Jane Ray
  • Every Child A Song (2019) Illustrated by Marc Martin, published by Wren & Rook
  • The Wonder of Trees (2019) Illustrated by Lorna Scobie, published by Hodder
  • Butterflies for Grandpa Joe (2019) Illustrated by Mike Byrne, published by Barrington Stoke *Shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year 2020
  • My Butterfly Bouquet (2020) Illustrated by Hannah Peck, published by Wren & Rook
  • Grow: Secrets of Our DNA (2020) Illustrated by Emily Sutton, published by Walker Books
  • Ride The Wind (2020) Illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino, published by Walker Books
  • Pretend Cows (2020) with illustrations by Cathy Fisher, published by Graffeg - part of the Country Tales series
  • Last (2020) written and illustrated by Nicola Davies (her debut as illustrator) published by Tiny Owl
  • The New Girl (2020) Illustrated by Cathy Fisher, published by Graffeg

References
  1. "Davies, Nicola 1958- (Stevie Morgan)". Something About the Author. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  2. Nicola Davies at Walker Books
  3. Branford Boase Award
  4. Blue Peter Book Awards 2006


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