An Immense World
Title | An Immense World PDF eBook |
Author | Ed Yong |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 485 |
Release | 2022-06-21 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0593133242 |
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “thrilling” (The New York Times), “dazzling” (The Wall Street Journal) tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective, by Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist Ed Yong “One of this year’s finest works of narrative nonfiction.”—Oprah Daily ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Time, People, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Slate, Reader’s Digest, Chicago Public Library, Outside, Publishers Weekly, BookPage ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Oprah Daily, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Economist, Smithsonian Magazine, Prospect (UK), Globe & Mail, Esquire, Mental Floss, Marginalian, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every kind of animal, including humans, is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of our immense world. In An Immense World, Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of electromagnetism, and pulses of pressure that surround us. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires, turtles that can track the Earth’s magnetic fields, fish that fill rivers with electrical messages, and even humans who wield sonar like bats. We discover that a crocodile’s scaly face is as sensitive as a lover’s fingertips, that the eyes of a giant squid evolved to see sparkling whales, that plants thrum with the inaudible songs of courting bugs, and that even simple scallops have complex vision. We learn what bees see in flowers, what songbirds hear in their tunes, and what dogs smell on the street. We listen to stories of pivotal discoveries in the field, while looking ahead at the many mysteries that remain unsolved. Funny, rigorous, and suffused with the joy of discovery, An Immense World takes us on what Marcel Proust called “the only true voyage . . . not to visit strange lands, but to possess other eyes.” WINNER OF THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL • FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE • FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/E.O. WILSON AWARD
Animal World
Title | Animal World PDF eBook |
Author | Antonio Di Benedetto |
Publisher | |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN |
Good Night, Animal World
Title | Good Night, Animal World PDF eBook |
Author | Giselle Shardlow |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-09-20 |
Genre | Picture books for children |
ISBN | 9781492210443 |
Say good night to the animals of the world! Join six Kids Yoga Stories characters as you perch like a bald eagle, crouch like a tiger, and curl up like a sloth. Learn about animals, explore movement, and unwind together before bedtime!
Tropical Animal
Title | Tropical Animal PDF eBook |
Author | Pedro Juan Gutiérrez |
Publisher | Carroll & Graf Pub |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780786714995 |
A Cuban artist finds his options increasing even as he remains holed up in his crumbling Havana abode, pursued by a proud prostitute who seems bent on taming him and offered an opportunity to travel to Sweden to pursue a creative life in Europe. By the author of Dirty Havana Trilogy.
The World Book Encyclopedia
Title | The World Book Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 554 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
ISBN |
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.
DK Readers L1: Animals at Home
Title | DK Readers L1: Animals at Home PDF eBook |
Author | David Lock |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2007-08-20 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0756640792 |
Written by leading children’s authors and compiledin consultation with leading literacy experts, DK Readers are an innovative range of graded readers combining a highly visual approach with stories that children will want to read. Animals at Home takes a warm and fuzzy look at the homes of animals—from bird’s nests and beaver lodges to turtle shells and beehives.
Baby Animal Names
Title | Baby Animal Names PDF eBook |
Author | Bobbie Kalman |
Publisher | Crabtree Publishing Company |
Pages | 19 |
Release | 2010-01-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0778791904 |
This delightful book teaches readers about the world of baby animals by identifying animals that share the same names. Adorable photos feature pups (baby dogs and foxes), cubs (baby wolves and bears), and kids (baby goats and human children). An activity featuring photographs of animals asks children how many baby animal names they know. Teacher's guide available.