Description: Further DetailsTitle: Fireflies, Honey, and SilkCondition: NewISBN-10: 0520268075EAN: 9780520268074ISBN: 9780520268074Publisher: University of California PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/06/2009Description: The ink our ancestors wrote with, the beeswax in altar candles, the honey on our toast, the silk we wear - This enchanting book is a highly entertaining exploration of the myriad ways insects have enriched our lives - culturally, economically, and aesthetically. Entomologist and writer Gilbert Waldbauer describes in loving, colorful detail how many of the valuable products insects have given us are made, how they were discovered, and how they have been used through time and across cultures. Along the way, he takes us on a captivating ramble through many far-flung corners of history, mythology, poetry, literature, medicine, ecology, forensics, and more. Enlivened with personal anecdotes from Waldbauer's distinguished career as an entomologist, the book also describes surprising everyday encounters we all experience that were made possible by insects. From butterfly gardens and fly-fishing to insects as jewelry and sex pheromones, this is an eye-opening ode to the wonder of insects that illuminates our extraordinary and essential relationship with the natural world.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 203mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 19mmItem Weight: 454gAuthor: Gilbert WaldbauerIllustrator: James NardiContributor: James Nardi (Illustrated by)Genre: Home Garden & PetsRelease Year: 2009 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Fireflies, Honey, and Silk
Title: Fireflies, Honey, and Silk
ISBN-10: 0520268075
EAN: 9780520268074
ISBN: 9780520268074
Release Date: 10/06/2009
Release Year: 2009
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: James Nardi (Illustrated by)
Book Title: Fireflies, Honey, and Silk
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 2009
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: Animals / General, Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology
Illustrator: Yes, Nardi, James
Genre: Nature, Science
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Item Length: 8 in
Author: Gilbert Waldbauer
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
