World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments -- Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Hardcover Science and archaeology that radically alters

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)

vivid photos of Black Americans celebrating their own forms of patriotism

de profundizar y de concentrarnos

but the scars of the Beatles' bitter separation

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

World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments -- Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Hardcover Science and archaeology that radically alters"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