| 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 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). |
| 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. |
| Other edition |
Online version: Nezhukumatathil, Aimee, World of wonders Minneapolis : Milkweed Editions, 2020. 9781571319593 |
| Subject |
Animals -- Anecdotes.
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| Add'l Names |
Nakamura, Fumi Mini , illustrator.
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| Other title |
In praise of fireflies, whale sharks, and other astonishments |
| ISBN |
9781571313652
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1571313656
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