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BOOK OF THE MONTH: A State of Change Forgotten Landscapes of California by Laura Cunningham
In vivid paintings, lively sketches, and engaging prose, Laura Cunningham renders a landscape teeming with grizzly bears, pronghorn, and condors, rivers crowded with salmon, endless fields of flowers, and vast inland seas.
The Geography of Childhood by Gary Nabhan & Stephen Trimble
The Geography of Childhood celebrates the love affair between kids and the natural world and encourages adults to be their matchmakers (from www.spiritualityandpractice.com)
Writing Wild by Kathryn Aalto
Writing Wild celebrates 25 women whose influential writing helps deepen our connection to the natural world. Parts travel essay, literary biography and cultural history, Writing Wild encourages a new generation of women to pick up their pens, head outdoors, and start writing wild.
Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
We’ve cultivated plants since the dawn of time; but all along, the plants have been cultivating us as well. Pollan (A Place of My Own, 1997) uses four plant species to support his thesis: apples, tulips, cannabis, and potatoes.
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers.
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
In The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben shares his deep love of woods and forests and explains the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in the woodland...
The Wonder of Birds by Jim Robbins
Birds, Jim Robbins posits, are our most vital connection to nature. They compel us to look to the skies, both literally and metaphorically; draw us out into nature to seek their beauty; and let us experience vicariously what it is like to be weightless.
The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf
A breathtakingly illustrated and brilliantly evocative recounting of Alexander von Humboldt’s five–year expedition in South America. Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age.
Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Kimmerer attempts to trace the hidden history of these ancient plants (so little has been written down). Northern people, she discovers, traditionally lined their boots and mittens with soft mosses for insulation.
Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora
The ultimate field guide to identifying mushrooms in the wild. It features a dichotomous key, black & white and full color photographs and thorough descriptions of each species.
Wildflowers of Orange County and the Santa Ana Mountains
This publication is a novice-friendly, technically accurate guide to wildflowers of cismontane southern California. Tailored to Orange Country and adjacent portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Diego Counties...
NATURE'S BOOK NOOK CLUB
Howdy! I'm Jeannie Gillett, volunteer naturalist & bookworm. Welcome to our book club to help you immerse in the natural and cultural history of Southern California and beyond. We host a monthly book discussion on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:00PM. Locations may vary. Contact me for details.