Book
How far the light reaches : a life in ten sea creatures / Sabrina Imbler ; with illustrations by Simon Ban.
"A queer, mixed race writer working in a largely white, male field, science and conservation journalist Sabrina Imbler has always been drawn to the mystery of life in the sea, and particularly to creatures living in hostile or remote environments. Each essay in their debut collection profiles one such creature: the mother octopus who starves herself while watching over her eggs, the Chinese sturgeon whose migration route has been decimated by pollution and dams, the bizarre Bobbitt worm (named after Lorena), and other uncanny creatures lurking in the deep ocean, far below where the light reaches. Exploring themes of adaptation, survival, sexuality, and care, and weaving the wonders of marine biology with stories of their own family, relationships, and coming of age, How Far the Light Reaches is a book that invites us to envision wilder, grander, and more abundant possibilities for the way we live"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316540537
- ISBN: 0316540536
- Physical Description: viii, 263 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-263). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | If you flush a goldfish -- My mother and the starving octopus -- My grandmother and the sturgeon -- How to draw a sperm whale -- Pure life -- Beware the sand striker -- Hybrids -- We swarm -- Morphing like a cuttlefish -- Us everlasting |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Imbler, Sabrina. Marine animals > Anecdotes. Marine ecology. Deep-sea animals. Human-animal relationships. Science writers > United States > Biography. |
| Genre: | Essays. Autobiographies. Biographies. |
Available copies
- 6 of 7 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 2 copies available at Stone County.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 7 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stone County-Blue Eye | 591.779 IMB (Text) | 31358000561956 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Stone County-Galena | 591.779 IMB (Text) | 31358000561998 | Adult Nonfiction | On holds shelf | - |
