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Close to Home: The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door

Close to Home: The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Thor HansonPublish date:03/11/25Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9781541601246ISBN-10:1541601246UPC:9781541601246Book Category:Nature, ScienceBook Subcategory:Ecology, Natural History, Environmental Conservation & ProtectionSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 1.30 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC7EQKK2WF
An award-winning natural-history writer presents "the perfect mix of science and story" (Sy Montgomery), opening the door to the nature that thrives in our yards, gardens, and parks: "I couldn't put it down" (Doug Tallamy).

We all live on nature's doorstep, but we often overlook it. From backyards to local parks, the natural places we see the most may well be the ones we know the least.

In Close to Home, biologist Thor Hanson shows how retraining our eyes reveals hidden wonders just waiting to be discovered. In Kansas City, migrating monarch butterflies flock to the local zoo. In the Pacific Northwest, fierce yellowjackets placidly sip honeydew, unseen in the treetops. In New England, a lawn gone slightly wild hosts a naturalist's life's work. And in the soil beneath our feet, remedies for everything from breast cancer to the stench of skunks lie waiting for someone's searching shovel.

Close to Home is a hands-on natural history for any local patch of Earth. It shows that we each can contribute to science and improve the health of our planet. And even more, it proves that the wonders of nature don't lie in some far-off land: they await us, close to home.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9781541601246ISBN-10:1541601246UPC:9781541601246Book Category:Nature, ScienceBook Subcategory:Ecology, Natural History, Environmental Conservation & ProtectionSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 1.30 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC7EQKK2WF
Thor Hanson is a conservation biologist, Guggenheim fellow, and author of award-winning books including Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, Buzz, Feathers, and The Triumph of Seeds. He lives with his wife and son on an island in Washington State.
Publisher: Basic Books

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