{"product_id":"world-of-wonders-in-praise-of-fireflies-whale-sharks-and-other-astonishments","title":"World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Seller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble 2020 Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Prize Finalist for Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Southern Book Prize Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn NPR Best Book of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA BookPage Best Book of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA New York Public Library Best Book of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Holiday Gift Pick for 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn Indie Next Pick, September 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Big Indie Book of Fall 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA BuzzFeed Best Book of Fall 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Literary Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eRalph Lauren\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Reading Recommendation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGarden \u0026amp; Gun\u003c\/i\u003e Summer Reading Recommendation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Bustle Best Book of Fall 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2020 by The Millions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn Alma Favorite Book for Fall 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Literary Hub Recommended Climate Read for September 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eMpls.St.Paul Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Reading Recommendation for Fall 2020\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio. 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.\u003cbr\u003e \"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. Even in the strange and the unlovely, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship. 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.\u003cbr\u003e Warm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, \u003ci\u003eWorld of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e is a book of sustenance and joy.","brand":"Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39328293814372,"sku":"9781571313652","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/suomalainen-test.myshopify.com\/products\/world-of-wonders-in-praise-of-fireflies-whale-sharks-and-other-astonishments","provider":"Suomalainen Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}