Aimee Nezhukumatathil

World of Wonders

In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks and Other Astonishments
Illustrator: Nakamura, Fumi Mini

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A sparkling collection of essays about the natural world, illustrated throughout - a magnificent bestiary, and an unforgettable book of sustenance, resilience and joy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Profile Books
• Main
• Seitenzahl: 165
• Erscheinungstermin: August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 131mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 216g
• ISBN-13: 9781788168915
• ISBN-10: 1788168917
• Artikelnr.: 62536046

Autorenporträt

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Inhaltsangabe

Catalpa Tree 1 
Firefly 9 
Peacock 15 
Comb Jelly 20 
Touch-Me-Nots 25
Cactus Wren 28 
Narwhal 35 
Axolotl 43 
Dancing Frog 49 
Vampire Squid 53 
Monsoon 58 
Corpse Flower 69 
Bonnet Macaque 74 
Calendars Poetica 79 
Whale Shark 85 
Potoo 93
Cara Cara Orange 98 
Octopus 103 
Grey Cockatiel 108 
Dragon Fruit 113 
Flamingo 116
Ribbon Eel 123
Questions While Searching for Birds with My Half-White Sons, Aged Six and
Nine, National Audubon Bird Count Day, Oxford, MS 128
Superb Bird of Paradise 133 
Red-Spotted Newt 138
Southern Cassowary 145
Monarch Butterfly 151
Barreleye Fish: An Abecedarian 157 
Dandelion 169
South Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher 173 
Candle Larkspur 181
Firefly (Redux) 183
Acknowledgments 189
Reader’s Guide 195
Teaching Guide 221