In all those things, it shows that if you listen carefully, if you open your eyes wide, the world is full of wonders. Warm, lyrical and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Mini Nakamura, this book ranges through joy and pain, encountering love, motherhood and heritage, racism and the destruction humans can wreak. Even in the strange and the unlovely, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship. World of Wonders : In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (2020, Hardcover) 4 product ratings About this product Brand new 10.99 New (other) 9.39 Pre-owned 6.16 Make an offer: Pre-owned 1 watching Stock photo Brand new: Lowest price 10. The axolotl smiles, even in the face of unkindness the touch-me-not plant shakes off unwanted advances the narwhal survives its hostile environment. ‘Unusual and captivating … a thing of wonder, the book that most took me by surprise this year’ – Jini Reddy, author of WanderlandĪimee Nezhukumatathil has had many homes, but wherever she was – however awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape – she found guidance and perspective in nature. It is a very fine book indeed, truly full of wonder’ – James Rebanks, author of Pastoral Song As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home, but no matter where she was transplanted she was able to turn to our worlds fierce and funny creatures for guidance. ‘Within two pages, nature writing feels different and fresh and new … This book demands we find the eyes to see and the heart to love such things once more.
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