“In thirty bewitching essays, Nezhukumatathil spotlights natural astonishments raining from monsoon season in India to clusters of fireflies in western New York, each one a microcosm of joy and amazement.
“From its gorgeous illustrations to its unusual combination of lyrical nature writing and memoir, World of Wonders is hands-down one of the most beautiful books of the year.” -NPR, Best Books of 2020 It is a very fine book indeed, truly full of wonder.” -New York Times Book Review This book demands we find the eyes to see and the heart to love such things once more. And our lives are impoverished by this process. We are losing the language and the ability to see and understand the wondrous things around us. Nezhukumatathil has written a timely story about love, identity and belonging. For it is this way with wonder: it requires that we are curious enough to look past the distractions in order to fully appreciate the world’s gifts.“Within two pages, nature writing feels different and fresh and new. Even in the strange and the unlovely, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship.
'What the peacock can do,' she tells us, 'is remind you of a home you will run away from and run back to all your life.' The axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of unkindness the touch-me-not plant shows us how to shake off unwanted advances the narwhal demonstrates how to survive in hostile environments. But no matter where she was transplanted no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape she was able to turn to our world’s fierce and funny creatures for guidance. Item #60046 ISBN: 9781571313652 "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.Īs a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mother was a doctor the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio. Cream boards with title stamped in metallic turquoise on spine. Nezhukumatathil, Aimee Fumi Mini Nakamura World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
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