Year With Nature - An Almanac

Informationen zum Autor Marty Crump is adjunct professor of biology at Utah State and Northern Arizona Universities. She is the author, most recently, of Eye of Newt and Toe of Frog, Adder's Fork and Lizard's Leg: The Lore and Mythology of Amphibians and Reptiles , also published by the University of Chicago Press. She lives in Logan, UT. Klappentext "Combining science and aesthetics, [this book] is a daily affirmation of the extraordinary richness of biodiversity and our enduring beguilement by its beauty. With a text by herpetologist and natural history writer Marty Crump and a cornucopia of original illustrations by Bronwyn McIvor, this quirky quotidian reverie gazes across the globe, media, and time as it celebrates date-appropriate natural topics ranging from the founding of the National Park Service to annual strawberry, garlic, shrimp, hummingbird, and black bear festivals"--Dust jacket flap. Zusammenfassung A bedside book for nature lovers! this gathers science and lore! natural history and wit and wisdom! into a day-by-day wander through the year.

Product details

• Authors: Martha L. Crump, Marty Crump, Crump Marty
• Assisted by: Bronwyn McIvor (Illustration)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9780226449708
• ISBN: 978-0-226-44970-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; NATURE / Animals / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, REFERENCE / Almanacs, natural history, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs