Overview
Acclaimed scientist and author Bernd Heinrich has returned every year since boyhood to a beloved patch of western Maine woods. What is the biology in humans of this deep-in-the-bones pull toward a particular place, and how is it related to animal homing? Heinrich explores the fascinating science chipping away at the mysteries of animal migration: how geese imprint true visual landscape memory; how scent trails are used by many creatures, from fish to insects to amphibians, to pinpoint their home if they are displaced from it; and how the tiniest of songbirds are equipped for solar and magnetic orienteering over vast distances. Most movingly, Heinrich chronicles the spring return of a pair of sandhill cranes to their home pond in the Alaska tundra. With his trademark marvelous, mind-altering prose (Los Angeles Times), he portrays the unmistakable signs of deep psychological emotion in the newly arrived birds--and reminds us that to discount our own emotions toward home is to ignore biology itself.
Full Product Details
Author: Bernd Heinrich, PhD ,
Rick Adamson
Publisher: Hmh Audio
Imprint: Hmh Audio
Dimensions:
Width: 14.70cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 14.00cm
Weight: 0.227kg
ISBN: 9780358306849
ISBN 10: 0358306841
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 18 February 2020
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A noted naturalist explores the centrality of home in the lives of humans and other animals...A special treat for readers of natural history. -- Kirkus Reviews A graceful blend of science and memoir...[Heinrich's] ability to linger and simply be there for the moment when, for instance, an elderly spider descends from a silken strand to take the insect he offers her is the heart of his appeal. -- Wall Street Journal Deep and insightful writing. -- Washington Post Natural history fans will love this book. Its appeal is multilayered, with many fascinating instances of Heinrich's fabled fieldwork and plenty of hard science. -- Library Journal (starred review)
A noted naturalist explores the centrality of home in the lives of humans and other animals...A special treat for readers of natural history. -- Kirkus Reviews Deep and insightful writing. -- Washington Post A graceful blend of science and memoir...[Heinrich's] ability to linger and simply be there for the moment when, for instance, an elderly spider descends from a silken strand to take the insect he offers her is the heart of his appeal. -- Wall Street Journal Natural history fans will love this book. Its appeal is multilayered, with many fascinating instances of Heinrich's fabled fieldwork and plenty of hard science. -- Library Journal (starred review)
Natural history fans will love this book. Its appeal is multilayered, with many fascinating instances of Heinrich's fabled fieldwork and plenty of hard science. -- Library Journal (starred review)
Author Information
BERND HEINRICH is an acclaimed scientist and the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Winter World, Mind of the Raven, and Why We Run. Among Heinrich's many honors is the 2013 PEN New England Award for nonfiction, for Life Everlasting.
