I love to write and I love the natural world. Everything I've written about I've found exciting and it has never left me at a loss for words. I've always just done what I love.

There is something all life has in common, and when I know what it is I shall know myself.

To be a writer you should read, write and talk to people, hear their knowledge, hear their problems. Be a good listener. The rest will come.

Most birds are geniuses. We had one that became a pet; he learned to talk, use tools and solve problems.

That is the greatest gift my books have given me; what it means and has done for the kids.

I just love the world around me and wanted my audience to love and appreciate it too.

We humans will never know how meadows or mountains smell, but deer and horses and pigs do. Bando sniffs deeply and shakes his head. We were left out when it comes to smelling things, he says. I would love to be able to smell a mountain and follow my nose to it.