in praise of fireflies, whale sharks, and other astonishments Nezhukumatathil, Aimee creator author. Nakamura, Fumi Mini illustrator. text Anecdotes. mnu 2020 First edition. monographic eng

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165 pages : illustrations (mostly color) ; 23 cm. "A collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us"-- 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). Aimee Nezhukumatathil ; with illustrations by Fumi Mini Nakamura. Animals Anecdotes Plants Anecdotes QL791 .N425 2020 590 9781571313652 2020010522 DLC 200320 20210310143252.0 1139145954 eng