World of wonders: In praise of fireflies, whale sharks and other astonishments / Aimee Nezhukumatathil; with illustrations by Fumi Mini Nakamura.
By: Nezhukumatathil, Aimee
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Contributor(s): Nakamura, Fumi Mini [illustrator].
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BookPlace of publication: LondonPublisher: Souvenir PressDate of publication: 2022Description: 165 pages: illustrated, 20 cm.ISBN: 9781788168915.Subject(s): Animals -- AnecdotesDDC classification: 590 N575 2022 Summary: The axolotl smiles, even in the face of unkindness; the mimosa plant shakes off unwanted advances; the narwhal survives its hostile environments. Even in the strange and the unlovely, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship, guidance and perspective.
World of Wonders is nature writing anew: a collection of essays exploring joy and pain, heritage and motherhood, racism and the destruction humans can wreak. Beautifully illustrated by Fumi Mini Nakamura, it is a magnificent bestiary: an unforgettable book of sustenance, resilience and the wonders of this planet we call home.
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The axolotl smiles, even in the face of unkindness; the mimosa plant shakes off unwanted advances; the narwhal survives its hostile environments. Even in the strange and the unlovely, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship, guidance and perspective.
World of Wonders is nature writing anew: a collection of essays exploring joy and pain, heritage and motherhood, racism and the destruction humans can wreak. Beautifully illustrated by Fumi Mini Nakamura, it is a magnificent bestiary: an unforgettable book of sustenance, resilience and the wonders of this planet we call home.
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