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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Nezhukumatathil, Aimee, author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, [2020]
Description:	165 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Animals -- Anecdotes. Animals. Anecdotes. Anecdotes. Anecdotes.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12449379

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Other authors / contributors:	Nakamura, Fumi Mini, illustrator.
ISBN:	9781571313652 1571313656 9781571319593
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"--
Other form:	Online version: Nezhukumatathil, Aimee, World of wonders Minneapolis : Milkweed Editions, 2020. 9781571319593

Table of 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 cockatiel
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).