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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The birth of the eel occurs in a region of the northwest Atlantic Ocean called the Sargasso Sea, which is suitable for the creation of eels. The Sargasso Sea is a sea within a sea, and it is surrounded by four ocean currents.
#2 The yellow eel is a fish that can migrate thousands of miles. It is a solitary creature that lives out the active phase of its life alone,...
2) The book of eels: our enduring fascination with the most mysterious creature in the natural world
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OBD Los Angeles Times 2020 Book Prize Winners and Finalists - ADULT
OBD National Ocean Month - Adult (June)
OBD Notable Books 2020 - New York Times Book Review
OBD National Ocean Month - Adult (June)
OBD Notable Books 2020 - New York Times Book Review
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"Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is both a meditation on the world's most elusive fish-the eel-and a reflection on the human condition. Remarkably little is known about the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. So little, in fact, that scientists and philosophers have, for centuries, been obsessed with what has become known as the "eel question": Where do eels come from? What are they? Are they fish or some other kind...
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"A Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize
National Bestseller
Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award
Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction
A New York Times Notable Book
One of TIME’s 100 Must Read Books of the Year
One of The Washington Post’s 50 Notable Nonfiction Books of the Year
One of Smithsonian Magazine’s 10 Best Science Books of the Year
One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Nonfiction Books...
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