The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of CloudsNow in paperback: the runaway British bestseller that has cloudspotters everywhere looking up. Where do clouds come from? Why do they look the way they do? And why have they captured the imagination of timeless artists, Romantic poets, and every kid who's ever held a crayon? Veteran journalist and lifelong sky watcher Gavin Pretor Pinney reveals everything there is to know about clouds, from history and science to art and pop culture. Cumulus,

Kimmerer shows how other living beings--asters and goldenrod

but continued to paint in his spare time

Here he describes all of the world's 249 species of owls in copious detail with tips on identification

and the language speaks of an author with a deep sense of biological wisdom and wonder

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you'll learn about: Garden planning

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so you'll be able to see what each plant looks like and immediately know if it's a good fit for your garden