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World of wonders : in praise of fireflies, whale sharks, and other astonishments / Aimee Nezhukumatathil ; with illustrations by Fumi Mini Nakamura.

By: Nezhukumatathil, AimeeContributor(s): Nakamura, Fumi MiniPublisher: Minneapolis, MN : Milkweed Editions, 2020Copyright date: 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 165 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1571313656; 9781571313652Other title: Fireflies, whale sharks, and other astonishmentsSubject(s): Animals -- AnecdotesAdditional physical formats: Online version:: World of wondersLOC classification: QL791 | .N425 2020
Contents:
Catalpa tree -- Firefly -- Peacock -- Comb jelly -- Touch-me-nots -- Cactus wren -- Narwhal -- Axolotl -- Dancing frog -- Vampire squid -- Monsoon -- Corpse flower -- Bonne macaque -- Calendars poetica -- Whale shark -- Potoo -- Cara cara orange -- Octopus -- Grey cockatiel -- Dragon fruit -- Flamingo -- Ribbon eel -- Questions while searching for birds with my half-white sons, aged six and nine, National Audubon Bird Count Day, Oxford, MS -- Superb bird of Paradise -- Red-spotted newt -- Southern cassowary -- Monarch butterfly -- Firefly (redux).
Summary: "From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction-a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us."-- Provided by publisher.
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Catalpa tree -- Firefly -- Peacock -- Comb jelly -- Touch-me-nots -- Cactus wren -- Narwhal -- Axolotl -- Dancing frog -- Vampire squid -- Monsoon -- Corpse flower -- Bonne macaque -- Calendars poetica -- Whale shark -- Potoo -- Cara cara orange -- Octopus -- Grey cockatiel -- Dragon fruit -- Flamingo -- Ribbon eel -- Questions while searching for birds with my half-white sons, aged six and nine, National Audubon Bird Count Day, Oxford, MS -- Superb bird of Paradise -- Red-spotted newt -- Southern cassowary -- Monarch butterfly -- Firefly (redux).

"From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction-a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us."-- Provided by publisher.

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