About this title: More than 550 square miles of new lawns unfold each year in the U.S. alone. Equipped with a lawn chair and her infectious curiosity, a science writer spends a year on her lawn hoping to discover exactly what's going on out there.
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Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Curling front cover. Some page rippling. Light wear to page edges. Clean copy. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 262 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 3rd Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781596910911ISBN:1596910917
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers slightly creased; moderate edge wear/ corners creased/ several pages and page tips creased. read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 262 p. Audience: General/trade. Photographic brown/green wraps. read more
Description: Brand New. Hardcover. "Equipped with a lawn chair and her infectious curiosity, science writer Hannah Holmes spends a year in her yard hoping to discover exactly what's going on out there. As the seasons progress, she invites biologists, ecologists, botanists, entomologists, and energy experts to visit and comment on various aspects of the state of her yard and the complexities of life in the "burbs. " Funny, smart, and refreshing. " read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
Date Published: 2006-02-21
ISBN-13:9781596910911ISBN:1596910917
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover; First Printing
ISBN-13:9781582344799ISBN:1582344795
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Bloomsbury USA, 2005. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Fine Book in Fine Dust Jacket. Price Intact. Overall, a clean and tight copy to add to a collection or read and enjoy. Dust Jacket protected with a new archival cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781596910911ISBN:1596910917
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"Holmes makes me want to lie around on the lawn and watch bugs all day. And I hate bugs. I also like that she is almost as afriad of spiders as I am, but she conquers her fear enough to observe them....through a double-paned window. ;-) My favorite "characters", however, had to be the crows and the squirrels. So much personality."
"This was darling. The author spent one year observing the wildlife in her suburban yard in Maine, and records her findings. She's coming at it from the point of view of a homeowner, not any sort of environmental specialist or anything like that. I especially liked it because she's upfront about failing to include any sort of scientific detachment -- she gets personally attached to the animals that live in her yard, and feeds them and names them. The book is very encouraging about environmental awareness with very little preaching.
Grade: A- Recommended: To people who enjoy their yards.
"Even if you don't have a lawn or live in the suburbs, you just might love this book. She's got a great narrative voice, and seriously did her homework. After reading it, I found myself noticing the surrounding world a whole lot more."
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