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"A guide to exploring the outdoors and asking questions about nature"--

Chapters cover the polar bear, tigers, animals of Australia, elephants, gorillas, and wolves.

"In Vesper Flights, Helen Macdonald brings together a collection of her best loved essays with new pieces on topics ranging from nostalgia for a vanishing countryside to the tribulations of farming ostriches to her own private vespers while trying to fall asleep. Meditating on notions of captivity and freedom, immigration and flight, Helen invites us into her most intimate experiences: observing songbirds from the Empire State Building as they migrate...

"Describes unsolved mysteries of nature from around the world"--

Answers questions about the physical world, its plants and animals, and the adaptations and interactions of plants and animals in various environments such as deserts, mountains, and seashores.

This book is filled with facts about the world that will delight the senses, calm the mind, and awaken the soul.