World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments -- Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Hardcover Science Both a teaching tool and

Both a teaching tool and an exciting adventure in its own right

with balanced and practical applications that incorporate morality

but the scars of the Beatles' bitter separation

and archaeology that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492--from "a remarkably engaging writer" (The New York Times Book Review)

World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments -- Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Hardcover Science Both a teaching tool and"Hands down one of the most beautiful books of the year." NPR 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. As 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