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Incredible! Part dystopian climate change thriller and part love story, this is really a story of motherhood and grief. I‘ve lived all of her books so far, but this may be my favorite. The ending is crazy good, and every page is intense and beautiful. Can‘t recommend it enough!

Shearwater, an island between Tasmania and the Antarctica is home to 4 people, until a woman washes up on the shore barely alive.
As the tides get higher, the moody skies and angry waves take on a character of their own all the while providing an atmospheric backdrop for a plot that literally had me on the edge of my sofa with my heart hammering in my chest.
I went into this book knowing nothing, and so should you.

This is an incredibly beautiful and profoundly moving novel. The sole inhabitants of Shearwater Island faced increasing challenges due to the relentless effects of climate change. It‘s an excellent read for nature enthusiasts, offering beautiful prose and a gripping narrative. It‘s a book that has the power to tear your heart out, but I couldn‘t help but love it nonetheless.

Full Review abookandadog.com/blog/wild-dark-shore

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When places are remote and far from civilized society, strange things happen!

“Already I am hoping that I will be able to return next year to watch another season unfold“

Students could make a timeline of their own week or they could match pictures of the penguins throughout different periods of time to make a sequential period of time like in the story

This book was set up like a log where the researcher wrote about her experiences working with penguins in the Antarctic. It followed much of the penguins' life cycles and explored the hatching of new chicks and the migration of the adults. The information is clearly expressed with different headings for each of the days so a student could follow along throughout the year. It is a long book however so a younger child may lose interest.