The Song that Sings Us (Hardback) - Nicola Davies

Harlon must protect her younger siblings Ash and Xeno, and their outlawed power of communicating with animals. But when the sinister Automators attack their mountain home, they are separated. In a thrilling, dangerous adventure, each must journey alone through ice fields, forests and oceans to try to find the others and fulfil a mysterious promise.

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 all 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.

About the Author

Nicola Davies is an award-winning author, whose many books for children include The Promise (Green Earth Book Award 2015, Greenaway Short-list 2015), Tiny (AAAS Subaru Prize 2015), A First Book of Nature and Whale Boy (Blue Peter Award Shortlist 2014) and Perfect (Greenaway Longlist 2017) Nicola graduated in Zoology from King's College, University of Cambridge, and studied geese, bats and whales before becoming a presenter for The Really Wild Show and the BBC Natural History Unit. She has been writing for children for more than 20 years. Nicola is based in west Wales.