Close to home : the wonders of nature just outside your door / Thor Hanson.
"We all live on nature's doorstep, but we often overlook it. From backyards to local parks, the natural places we see the most may well be the ones we know the least. In Close to Home, biologist Thor Hanson shows how retraining our eyes reveals hidden wonders just waiting to be discovered. In urban Los Angeles, hundreds of unknown species abound. In the Pacific Northwest, fierce yellowjackets placidly sip honeydew, unseen in the treetops. And in the soil beneath our feet, remedies for everything from breast cancer to the stench of skunks lie waiting for someone's searching shovel. Close to Home is a hands-on natural history for any local patch of Earth. It shows that we each can contribute to science and improve the health of our planet. And even more, it proves that the wonders of nature don't lie in some far-off land: they await us, close to home."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781541601246
- ISBN: 1541601246
- Physical Description: xii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2025.
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-274) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Seeing. Look at your fish -- Get small -- Exploring. Somthing new -- Forces of habit -- Above -- Below -- All wet -- After hours -- Restoring. The welcome mat -- The limiting factor -- Wild crescendo. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Human beings > Effect of environment on. Human ecology. Nature > Effect of human beings on. Urban ecology (Biology) |
| Genre: | Informational works. |
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- 9 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
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