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The weather detective : rediscovering nature's secret signs / Peter Wohlleben ; translated by Ruth Amedzai Kemp.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524743741 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xi, 195 pages ; 20 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Dutton, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published in German as Kranichflug und blumenuhr: Darmstadt, Germany : Pala-Verlag, 2012. Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Weather. Nature > Miscellanea. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Lakeshore Branch | 551.5 Woh | 31681010110690 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Demonstrates how to decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather, exploring the relationship between weather and natural phenomena. - Baker & Taylor
The German ecologist and internationally best-selling author of The Hidden Life of Trees presents an English-language translation of a guide to better understanding environmental phenomena by recognizing clues in nature and the weather. - Penguin Putnam
The internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how we can decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather.
The internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how we can decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather.
In this first-ever English translation of The Weather Detective, Peter Wohlleben uses his long experience and deep love of nature to help decipher the weather and our local environments in a completely new and compelling way. Analyzing the explanations for everyday questions and mysteries surrounding weather and natural phenomena, he delves into a new and intriguing world of scientific investigation.
At what temperature do bees stay home? Why do southerly winds in winter often bring storms? How can birdsong or flower scents help you tell the time? These are among the many questions Wohlleben poses in his newly translated book. Full of the very latest discoveries, combined with ancient now-forgotten lore, The Weather Detective helps you read nature's secret signs and discover a rich new layer of meaning in the world around you.
