{"product_id":"world-of-wonders-in-praise-of-fireflies-whale-sharks-and-other-astonishments-1571313656","title":"World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1571313656\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nezhukumatathil, Aimee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHands-down one of the most beautiful books of the year. -NPRFrom 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 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 worlds fierce and funny creatures for guidance.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 worlds gifts.Warm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, World of Wonders is a book of sustenance and joy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51326964728096,"sku":"NEW1571313656","price":14.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/91SYCYvZgUL.jpg?v=1773163037","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/world-of-wonders-in-praise-of-fireflies-whale-sharks-and-other-astonishments-1571313656","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}