Name: World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments (en Inglés)
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Author: Nezhukumatathil, Aimee ; Nakamura, Fumi
ISBN: 9781571313652

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World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Ilustrado por

Fumi Nakamura

Editorial

Milkweed Editions

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

184

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

21.8 x 14.5 x 2.0 cm

Peso

0.36 kg.

ISBN13

9781571313652

Categorías

Memorias
Ensayos literarios
Naturaleza y mundo natural: interés general

World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments (en Inglés)

Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Autor) · Fumi Nakamura (Ilustrado por) · Milkweed Editions · Tapa Dura

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"Hands-down one of the most beautiful books of the year." --NPRFrom 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.As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mother was a doctor; the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio. But no matter where she was transplanted--no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape--she was able to turn to our world's fierce and funny creatures for guidance."What the peacock can do," she tells us, "is remind you of a home you will run away from and run back to all your life." The axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of unkindness; the touch-me-not plant shows us how to shake off unwanted advances; the narwhal demonstrates how to survive in hostile environments. Even in the strange and the unlovely, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship. For it is this way with wonder: it requires that we are curious enough to look past the distractions in order to fully appreciate the world's gifts.Warm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, World of Wonders is a book of sustenance and joy.