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Nature and Science April 2023 |
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| Koala: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future by Danielle ClodeWhat it's about: an Australian zoologist looks at the 37-million-year evolutionary history, unique biology, cultural significance, and future prospects of this iconic marsupial.
Did you know... that koalas are the only non-primate species known to have fingerprints?
Reviewers say: Originally published in Australia as Koala: A Life in Trees, this book takes readers on a "vivid journey into a fascinating corner of the natural world" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance by Dan EganWhat it is: Journalist Dan Egan (The Death and Life of the Great Lakes) examines the environmental costs of phosphorus.
Did you know... phosphorus was discovered by an alchemist boiling his own urine in search of gold? Or that the Victorian fertilizer industry depended on the skeletons of dead soldiers?
For fans of: John Emsley's The Thirteenth Element: The Sordid Tale of Murder, Fire, and Phosphorus. |
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| Lapidarium: The Secret Lives of Stones by Hettie JudahWhat it is: art critic Hettie Judah's "lively lapidary history" (Booklist) of 60 minerals that have had an outsized impact on human civilization.
Why you might like it: Judah teases out the connections between geology and culture in short, trivia-rich essays organized around six themes, including "Stones and Power" and "Stone Technology."
You might also like: Hugh Raffles' The Book of Unconformities: Speculations on Lost Time. Available on cloudLibrary |
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| Walking With Gorillas: The Journey of an African Wildlife Vet by Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka; with a foreword from Dr. Jane GoodallMeet: Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda's first wildlife veterinarian and a staunch advocate for her country's "One Health" approach to conservation, which emphasizes the role of public health for humans in promoting better outcomes for both people and wildlife.
Read it for: Dr. Kalema-Zikusoka's account of how she created her dream job, as well as her vivid, if often heartbreaking, descriptions of providing emergency care to endangered mountain gorillas. Available on Hoopla |
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The Sky Is for Everyone: Women Astronomers in Their Own Words by Virginia Trimble and David A. Weintraub (editors)Contains: essays by a diverse group of women astronomers from around the world, a collection of "moving testimonies and awe-inspiring discoveries" (Publishers Weekly).
Supplementary materials include: an overview of professional women astronomers from the 19th century to the present; brief biographies of each contributor and her scientific achievements.
For fans of: nonfiction that shines a light on the often overlooked contributions of women scientists and mathematicians, such as Dava Sobel's The Glass Universe or Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures. Available on Hoopla |
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