The Song That Sings Us - by Nicola Davies (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

When animals talk, it's time humans listened: Harlon has been raised to protect her younger siblings, twins Ash and Xeno, and their outlawed power of communicating with animals. But when the sinister Automators attack their mountain home they must flee for their lives. Xeno is kidnapped and Harlon and Ash are separated. In a thrilling and dangerous adventure they must each journey alone through the ice fields, forests and oceans of Rumyc to try to rescue each other and fulfil a mysterious promise about a lost island made to their mother. A stunning environmental epic with cover and chapter illustrations by award-winning illustrator, Jackie Morris.

Review Quotes

Beautiful. Heart-wrenching, gripping, strange and glorious. I loved it!' Liz Hyder 'From one of the great storytellers of our time ... utterly unputdownable, packed with unforgettable animal characters (humans included.)' Helen Scales 'An urgent call to raise all our voices ... for the wild and for our future.' Gill Lewis 'The feel of an absolute modern classic about it.' Jackie Morris 'A heart-wrenching yet hopeful symphony of the threads that connect all life on Earth.' Sophie Anderson 'A brave, bold, epic story ... thrilling adventure, marvellous characters and a deep true heart.' Julia Green

About the Author

Jackie Morris is an award-winning writer and illustrator, living and working in Wales. She's illustrated many books and written some, including The Seal Children ( winner of Tir na N'og children's book prize) and The Lost Words with Robert Macfarlane (winner of Kate Greenaway Medal). She also received the Hay Medal for lllustration for The Lost Words. Nicola Davies trained as a zoologist and studied geese, bats and whales in the wild before becoming a TV presenter and then a writer. A former presenter for The Really Wild Show, she has written more than eighty books for children of all ages, which have been translated into many languages. She lives in Pembrokeshire in west Wales.