World of Wonders
In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, [2020]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 165 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
"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
Contents:
Catalpa tree -- Firefly -- Peacock -- Comb jelly -- Touch-me-nots -- Cactus Wren -- Narwhal -- Axolotl -- Dancing frog -- Vampire squid -- Monsoon -- Corpse flower -- Bonnet 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).
ISBN:
1571313656
| Availability | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
| ANIMALS Nez | Blythewood | Nonfiction | Out (Due: 4/3/2023) |
