World of wonders : in praise of whale sharks, fireflies, and other astonishments

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"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781571319593
ISBN: 157131959X
ISBN: 9781571313652
ISBN: 1571313656
Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (165 pages) : color illustrations
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Minneapolis : Milkweed Editions, [2020].
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

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 cocatiel -- 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).

Source of Description Note:

Description based on print version record