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Title World of wonders : in praise of fireflies, whale sharks, and other astonishments / Aimee Nezhukumatathil ; with illustrations by Fumi Mini Nakamura.
Author Nezhukumatathil, Aimee, author.
Publication Info. Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, [2020]
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 Alafaya  590 NEZ    AVAILABLE/SHELVING
 Hiawassee  590 NEZ    Check Shelves
 North Orange  590 NEZ    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  590 NEZ    Checked Out
 South Creek  590 NEZ    Check Shelves
 South Trail  590 NEZ    In Transit +1 HOLD
 Southeast  590 NEZ    Check Shelves
 Southwest  590 NEZ    Check Shelves
 West Oaks  590 NEZ    Check Shelves
Edition First edition.
Description 165 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
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).
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.
Local Note LEASE 2021-03
Subject Animals -- Anecdotes.
Genre Anecdotes.
Anecdotes.
Added Author Nakamura, Fumi Mini, illustrator.
ISBN 9781571313652 hardcover : $25.00
1571313656 hardcover