• Age: 9 to 12
• Grade: 4 to 7
• Reading age: 9 to 12

The Camosun Bog has existed for 2000 years, but, like wetlands everywhere, it has been encroached on by an expanding urban landscape. In The Eco-Diary of Kiran Singer, Sue Ann Alderson chronicles one child's encounter with the bog and the Crazy Boggers who are working to protect and restore it. Full of humor and gentle irony, this is an intimate, child's eye view of the natural world. The book is a warning but it is also a celebration of life and of our potential to make a difference.

Sue Ann Anderson is one of BC's foremost writers for young people. She has published 16 children's books, including Sure As Strawberries, and Bonnie McSmithers You're Driving Me Dithers. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia and taught creative writing at the University of British Columbia for many years

 

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Millie Ballance is originally from England. She studied at Camberwell School of Art in London. Millie also illustrated the Henry Bergh award-winning book The Eco-Diary of Kiran Singer, for Tradewind. She now lives in Vancouver with one man and two dogs.

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• Short-listed, Chocolate Lily Award
• Commended, CCBC Best Books starred selection
• Short-listed, Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction
• Winner, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Henry Bergh Award

“Kiran insightfully and beautifully records her observations of nature.”

School Library Journal

The Eco-Diary of Kiran Singer

Written in spirited verse in diary format, spanning a one-week period, the subject of Eco-Diary is the ecological environment of the Camosun Bog in Vancouver, which has existed for over two thousand years. A young girl joins her mother in a group called the Crazy Boggers in their attempt to restore the bog and save it from the encroaching urban landscape. Rich watercolour illustrations accompany each selection dealing with various aspects of the bog. Numerous topics include descriptions of vegetation, such as moss, sedges and lilies; the sounds of inhabitants, including insects, birds and animals; and several unique species of flowers.

The Eco-Diary of Kiran Singer

Kiran Singer is worried. What can a kid do to help preserve the earth? Her grandmother introduces her to the wonders of Vancouver’s Camosun Bog. Poems and rich illustrations celebrate life and our ability to make a difference.