![]() ![]() ![]() In essays that dance lightly from New York to Arizona, from India to Greece, World of Wonders explores Nezhukumatathil’s experiences as the daughter of a Filipina mother and Indian father, as a wife, mother, writer, teacher, and-most of all-as one living creature among a myriad of things that swim, fly, crawl, and flower. “And what a magnificent telegraph we might send back,” she says, “especially if other humans have ever made you feel alone on this earth.” With wry, warm-hearted, bizarre, and beautiful descriptions of the natural world, Nezhukumatathil maps all the ways humans can find kinship on the planet Earth. ![]() Introduction Trees, writes Aimee Nezhukumatathil in her debut book of nonfiction World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments, have been known to form alliances and send signals to one another. Coming from a place of love can be contagious. ![]()
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