{"product_id":"close-to-home-the-wonders-of-nature-just-outside-your-door","title":"Close to Home: The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door","description":"An award-winning natural-history writer opens the door to the nature that thrives in our yards, gardens, and parks.\n“The perfect mix of science and story, told by a master of both. I loved it!” ―Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus\nWe all live on nature’s doorstep, but we often overlook it. From backyards to local parks, the natural places we see the most may well be the ones we know the least.\n\nIn Close to Home, biologist Thor Hanson shows how retraining our eyes reveals hidden wonders just waiting to be discovered. In Kansas City, migrating monarch butterflies flock to the local zoo. In the Pacific Northwest, fierce yellowjackets placidly sip honeydew, unseen in the treetops. In New England, a lawn gone slightly wild hosts a naturalist’s life’s work. And in the soil beneath our feet, remedies for everything from breast cancer to the stench of skunks lie waiting for someone’s searching shovel.\n\nClose to Home is a hands-on natural history for any local patch of Earth. It shows that we each can contribute to science and improve the health of our planet. And even more, it proves that the wonders of nature don’t lie in some far-off land: they await us, close to home.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1541601246\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1541601246.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Hanson, Thor\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41583371812922,"sku":"DBV.1541601246.G","price":10.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1541601246-0.jpg?v=1786162746","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/close-to-home-the-wonders-of-nature-just-outside-your-door","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}