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Hungry Hollow - by A K Dewdney (Hardcover)

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In a series of short, wonderfully imaginative chapters, A.K. Dewdney introduces us to the vast and intricate web that is Hungry Hollow, a seemingly ordinary stretch of river somewhere east of the Rocky Mountains.
Author(s): A K Dewdney
233 Pages
Science, Life Sciences

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About the Book

A rare combination of richly imaginative narrative and accurately detailed science, "Hungry Hollow" takes readers on a guided tour through the many dimensions of our natural habitat, back into prehistoric time, and inward to a microscopic world teeming with strange creatures. 25 illus.

Book Synopsis

In a series of short, wonderfully imaginative chapters, A.K. Dewdney introduces us to the vast and intricate web that is Hungry Hollow, a seemingly ordinary stretch of river somewhere east of the Rocky Mountains. We encounter a hackberry tree that perfectly reproduces the taxonomic Tree of Life, learn how it would look and feel to shrink by stages to the size of an amoeba while swimming in a river, watch a toad win the lottery, and see the world of Hungry Hollow from the viewpoint of bears, earthworms and even stones. This is a natural history book like no other.

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Dewdney takes us on a guided journey through Hungry Hollow's many dimensions of time and space - a multifaceted prism through which its present and prehistory, and its worlds large and small, are all refracted. We meet many plants, animals, fungi, and other life forms, guided sometimes by the raccoon called Lotor, sometimes by the biologist Dianne, who is just coming to terms with the real world of biological diversity. We encounter a Hackberry tree whose branches reproduce the taxonomic tree of life; learn how it would look and feel to shrink by stages to the size of an amoeba; watch a toad win the survival lottery; and see the world of Hungry Hollow from the viewpoint of plants, earthworms, rotifers, and even stones. We also learn about the geological forces that molded North America, the kingdoms of life, surface tension, genetics, the strange sex lives of diatoms and bacteria, and how everything is eventually recycled into the molecular building blocks of nature.

Review Quotes

"...220 pages explaining biological phenomena add up to a literary image of the magic of life." New Scientist

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 9.46 Inches (H) x 6.35 Inches (W) x .95 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.38 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 233

Genre: Science

Sub-Genre: Life Sciences

Publisher: Copernicus Books

Theme: Ecology

Format: Hardcover

Author: A K Dewdney

Language: English

Street Date: August 21, 1998

TCIN: 1011487664

UPC: 9780387984155

Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-1934

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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