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Nicola Davies (born 3 May 1958), ^[1] earlier known as Nick Davies, 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,^{[ citation needed]} and Poo (2004), which was illustrated by Neal Layton, and was shortlisted for a Blue Peter Book Award in 2006;^{[ citation needed]} in the United States, the book is published as Poop: A Natural History of the Unmentionable. Her children's picture book The Promise won the Green Book Award in 2015.^{[ citation needed]} She has also written several novels for adults under the pseudonym Stevie Morgan.

Gaia Warriors (2009), written in association with James Lovelock, explains the science of climate change and answers commonly-asked questions.

Davies is married to Daniel Jones: she has two children from her first marriage.

Works

• Big Blue Whale (1997) illustrated by Nick Maland ISBN  978-0744578966
• Bat Loves the Night (2001) illustrated by Sarah Fox Davies ISBN  978-0744578966
• One Tiny Turtle (2001) illustrated by Jane Chapman ISBN  978-1406364637
• Wild About Dolphins (2001) ISBN  978-0744562668
• Surprising Sharks (2003) illustrated by James Croft ISBN  978-1406366976
• Birds (2003) ISBN  978-0753456170
• Poo: A Natural History of the Unmentionable (2004) illustrated by Neal Layton ISBN  978-1406356632
• Oceans and Seas (2004) ASIN  B01K3ORMJ4
• Home (2005) ASIN  B0168SSVKI
• Ice Bear (2005) illustrated by Gary Blythe ISBN  978-1406364644
• Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures (2006) illustrated by Neil Layton ISBN  978-1439593943
• What's Eating you? Parasites: The Inside Story (2007) illustrated by Neil Layton ISBN  978-1406356649
• White Owl, Barn Owl (2007) illustrated by Michael Foreman ISBN  978-1406365443
• Up on the Hill (2008) with design by Terry Milne ISBN  978-1406309157
• Gaia Warriors (2009) by James Lovelock and Nicola Davies ISBN  978-1406312348
• Just the Right Size: Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little (2009) illustrated by Neil Layton - awarded 2021 Mathical Honors ^[3] ISBN  978-1406323399
• Grow Your Own Monsters (2010) by Nicola Davies and Simon Hickmott ISBN  978-1845078331
• Everything You Need to Know About Animals (2010) ISBN  978-0753436516
• A Girl Called Dog (2011) ISBN  978-0552563017
• Monsters of the Deep (2011) ISBN  978-1847327369
• Talk, Talk, Squawk!: How and Why Animals Communicate (2011) illustrated by Neil Layton ISBN  978-1406321180
• Welcome to Silver Street Farm (2011) illustrated by Katharine McEwen ISBN  978-1406320596
• Escape from Silver Street Farm (2011) illustrated by Katharine McEwen ISBN  978-1406323047
• Spring Fever at Silver Street Farm (2011) illustrated by Katharine McEwen ISBN  978-1406323061
• All Aboard at Silver Street Farm (2011) illustrated by Katharine McEwen ISBN  978-1406323054
• A First Book of Nature (2012) illustrated by Mark Hearld (published as Outside Your Window in the US) - winner of the Independent Booksellers Best Picture Book ISBN  978-1406349160
• Deadly!: The Truth About the Most Dangerous Creatures on Earth (2012) illustrated by Neal Layton ISBN  978-1406357424
• Dolphin Baby (2012) illustrated by Brita Granstrom ISBN  978-1406321197
• Frozen Solid at Silver Street Farm'978-1406340891' (2012) illustrated by Katharine McEwen ISBN  978-1406337839
• Just Ducks! (2012) illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino - shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2013 ISBN  978-1406367034
• Rubbish Town Hero (2012) ISBN  978-0552563024
• What Will I Be? (2012) illustrated by Marc Boutavant ISBN  978-0763658038
• Who's Like Me? (2012) illustrated by Marc Boutavant ISBN  978-1406328127
• Deserts (2012) ISBN  978-0753468364
• What Happens Next? (2012) illustrated by Marc Boutavant ISBN  978-0763662646
• Crowded Out at Silver Street Farm (2012) illustrated by Katharine McEwen ISBN  978-1406337822
• Manatee Baby (2013) ISBN  978-1406340884
• The Elephant Road (2013) illustrated by Annabel Wright ISBN  978-1406340877
• The Lion Who Stole My Arm (2013) Winner of The Portsmouth Book Award 2014 ISBN  978-0763666200
• The Promise (2013) illustrated by Laura Carlin - winner of the 2014 English Association Picture Book award for best fiction ISBN  978-1406355598
• Walking the Bear (2013) ISBN  978-1406340891
• Whale Boy (2013) - shortlisted for the "Best Story" category of the 2014 Blue Peter Book Awards ISBN  978-0440870159
• Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes (2014) illustrated by Emily Sutton ISBN  978-0763673154
• The Leopard's Tail (2015) illustrated by Annabel Wright ISBN  978-1406356007
• The Whale Who Saved Us (2015) illustrated by Annabel Wright ISBN  978-1406356106
• I (Don't) Like Snakes (2015) illustrated by Luciano Lozano ISBN  978-1406365689
• A First Book of Animals (2016) illustrated by Petr Horácek ISBN  978-1406378122
• Survivors: The Toughest Creatures on Earth (2016) illustrated by Neal Layton ISBN  978-1406356656
• Animal Surprises (2016) illustrated by Abbie Cameron ISBN  978-1910862445
• Into the Blue (2016) illustrated by Abbie Cameron ISBN  978-1910862452
• The Word Bird (2016) illustrated by Abbie Cameron ISBN  978-1910862438
• The White Hare (2016) illustrated by Anastasia Izlesou ISBN  978-1910862483
• Mother Cary's Butter Knife (2016) illustrated by Anja Uhren ISBN  978-1910862476
• Perfect (2016) illustrated by Cathy Fisher ISBN  978-1910862469
• Lots: The Diversity of Life on Earth (2017) illustrated by Emily Sutton ISBN  978-1406360486
• Animals Behaving Badly (2017) illustrated by Adam Stower ISBN  978-1406366051
• Dolphin Baby (2017) illustrated by Brita Granstrom ISBN  978-1406321197
• The Variety of Life (2017) illustrated by Lorna Scobie ISBN  978-1444931198
• King of the Sky (2017) illustrated by Laura Carlin - shortlisted for the Tir na n-Og Award ISBN  978-1444931198
• The Pond (2017) illustrated by Cathy Fisher ISBN  978-1912050703
• Elias Martin (2017) illustrated by Fran Shum ISBN  978-1910862506
• A First Book of the Sea (July 2018) illustrated by Emily Sutton ISBN  978-1406368956
• The Day the War Came (2018) illustrated by Rebecca Cobb - shortlisted for The Kate Greenaway Medal ISBN  978-1406376326
• The Little Mistake (2018) illustrated by Cathy Fisher ISBN  978-1912654086
• Flying Free (2018) illustrated by Cathy Fisher ISBN  978-1912654093
• Ariki and the Giant Shark (2018) illustrated by Nicola Kinnear ISBN  978-1406369793
• The Secret of the Egg (2018) illustrations by Abbie Cameron ISBN  978-1912213672
• The Eel Question (2018) illustrated by Beth Holland ISBN  978-1910862520
• Bee Boy and the Moonflowers (2018) illustrated by Max Low ISBN  978-1910862513
• Brave and the Fox (2018) illustrated by Sebastien Braun ISBN  978-1407157429
• The Dog That Saved Christmas (2018) illustrated by Mike Byrne ISBN  978-1781127698
• The Mountain Lamb (2019) illustrated by Cathy Fisher ISBN  978-1912654109
• A Boy's Best Friend (2019) illustrated by Cathy Fisher ISBN  978-1912654116
• Ariki and the Island of Wonders (2019) illustrated by Nicola Kinnear ISBN  978-1406369809
• Hummingbird (2019) illustrated by Jane Ray ISBN  978-1406379273
• Every Child a Song: A Celebration of Children's Rights (2019) illustrated by Marc Martin ISBN  978-1623718725
• The Wonder of Trees (2019) illustrated by Lorna Scobie ISBN  978-1444938197
• Butterflies for Grandpa Joe (2019) illustrated by Mike Byrne - shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year 2020 ISBN  978-1781128824
• My Butterfly Bouquet (2020) illustrated by Hannah Peck ISBN  978-1526361295
• Grow: Secrets of Our DNA (2020) illustrated by Emily Sutton ISBN  978-1406382778
• Ride the Wind (2020) illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino ISBN  978-1406394580
• Pretend Cows (2020) illustrated by Cathy Fisher ISBN  978-1912654123
• Last (2020) written and illustrated by Nicola Davies ISBN  978-1910328484
• The New Girl (2020) illustrated by Cathy Fisher ISBN  978-1913733605
• This is How the Change Begins (2021) ISBN  978-1913634247
• The Song That Sings Us (2021) - nominated for the Carnegie Prize 2022 ISBN  978-1913102777
• One World: 24 Hours on Planet Earth (2021) illustrated by Jenni Desmond - shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2022 ISBN  978-1529513325
• Protecting the Planet: The Season of Giraffes (2022) illustrated by Emily Sutton ISBN  978-1406397093
• Invertebrates are Cool! (2022) illustrated by Abbie Cameron ISBN  978-1912213696
• The Magic of Flight (2022) illustrated by Lorna Scobie ISBN  978-1444948424
• Choose Love (2022) illustrated by Petr Horácek - Highly Commended in the CLiPPA Poetry Awards 2023 ^[4] ISBN  978-1802583779
• Protecting the Planet: Emperor of the Ice (2023) illustrated by Catherine Rayner ISBN  978-1406397086
• The Versatile Reptile (2023) illustrated by Abbie Cameron ISBN  978-1912213689
• The Star Whale (2023) illustrated by Petr Horácek ISBN  978-1915659095
• Out There in the Wild: Poems on Nature (2023) poems by Nicola Davies, James Carter and Dom Conlon, illustrated by Diana Catchpole ISBN  978-1035004065
• Skrimsli (2023) illustrated by Jackie Morris ISBN  978-1913102807

References

External links

• Nicola Davies at Library of Congress, with 34 library catalogue records
• Stevie Morgan at LC Authorities (no catalogue records) and Morgan at WorldCat