![]() ![]() ![]() Readers of Terry Tempest Williams and Annie Dillard will appreciate Nezhukumatathil’s lyrical look at nature. World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Illustrated by Fumi Nakamura has an overall rating of Rave based on 14 book reviews. Fumi Nakamura’s lush illustrations add to the book’s appeal. Throughout, she vividly describes sounds, smells, and color-the myriad hues of a “sea of saris” from India-and folds in touches of poetry. A memory of being laughed at by bonnet macaque monkeys serves as a reminder to laugh at herself. Synchronous fireflies, or Photinus carolinus, are one of at least 19 species in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and one. She’ll begin with a study of dancing flamingos, only to pivot to memories of going to dance clubs as a young woman, and end with an exhortation for everyone to “keep in step with our small dances on this earth.” Elsewhere, she considers the vampire squid and its prodigious aptitude for concealment, then intently examines her own so-called lonely “cephalopod” year at a new high school. The flashing lights they're known for are part of their mating display. She takes up topics that fascinate her-the bizarre-looking potoo birds of Central and South America corpse flowers, with their rich colors and acrid odor-and connects them to her own experience of the world. Nezhukumatathil ( Oceanic) applies her skill as a poet to a scintillating series of short essays on nature. ![]()
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