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Night magic : adventures among glowworms, moon gardens, and other marvels of the dark  Cover Image Book Book

Night magic : adventures among glowworms, moon gardens, and other marvels of the dark / Leigh Ann Henion.

Henion, Leigh Ann, (author.).

Summary:

In this glorious celebration of the night, New York Times bestselling nature writer Leigh Ann Henion invites us to leave our well-lit homes, step outside, and embrace the dark as a profoundly beautiful part of the world we inhabit. Because no matter where we live, we are surrounded by animals that rise with the moon, and blooms that reveal themselves as light fades. Henion explores her home region of Appalachia, where she attends a synchronous firefly event in Tennessee, a bat outing in Alabama, and a moth festival in Ohio. In North Carolina, she finds forests alight with bioluminescent mushrooms, neighborhood trees full of screech owls, and valleys teeming with migratory salamanders. Along the way, Henion encounters naturalists, biologists, primitive-skills experts, and others who've dedicated their lives to cultivating relationships with darkness. Every page of this lyrical book feels like an opportunity to ask: How did I not know about this before? For example, we learn that it can take hours, not minutes, for human eyes to reach full night vision capacity. And that there are thousands of firefly species on earth, many with flash patterns as unique as fingerprints. In an age of increasing artificial light, Night Magic focuses on the amazing biodiversity that still surrounds us after sunset. We do not need to stargaze into the distant cosmos or dive into the depths of oceans to find awe in the dark. There are dazzling wonders in our own backyards. And readers of World of Wonders, Entangled Life, and The Hidden Life of Trees will discover joy in Night Magic.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781643753362
  • ISBN: 1643753363
  • ISBN: 9781643756202
  • ISBN: 1643756206
  • Physical Description: xv, 320 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, an imprint of Workman Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc., 2024.

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Formatted Contents Note:
Season of inspiration. Fireflies blinking -- Spring. Salamanders migrating ; Owls nesting ; Glowworms squirming -- Summer. Moths transforming ; Bats flying ; Foxfire glowing -- Fall. Moon gardens blooming ; Humans surviving.
Subject: Henion, Leigh Ann.
Night gardens.
Nocturnal animals.
Night.
Phenogodidae.
Fireflies.
Night-flowering plants.
Nuit.
Lucioles.
Animaux nocturnes.
Fleurs nocturnes.
night.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General.
Genre: Informational works.
Documents d'information.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Homer Public Library 635.953 HEN (Text) 000175832 New Books Checked out 02/19/2025


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