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After 25 years on a farm in the Ozarks, award-winning writer and naturalist Sue Hubbell moved to a small town on the coast of Maine. There, in the pools, tides, and thickets, she found a vast array of creatures that aroused her considerable curiosity. Join Hubbell on a unique tour of the world of invertebrates. From humpbacked camel crickets to glow worms, from horseshoe crabs to elegantly-furred sea mice, Hubbell offers vivid descriptions and fascinating details about these superb examples of survival. She also introduces some experts in the field-scientists who share their enthusiasm and knowledge. Waiting for Aphrodite grew from hours of field observation and reflects the days Hubbell spent at the Library of Congress augmenting her information. Entertaining for layman and scientist alike, it is both warmly personal and carefully researched. Barbara Caruso's rich voice is perfect for this eloquent, engaging book.
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"Hubbell's prose is as if she is carefully turning over stones and describing to you what she finds. More science than personal... if you like learning about the small creatures, this is a good book."
— Diane (4 out of 5 stars)
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" Hubbell blends natural history, journalism, and a little personal narrative in the is delightful look at invertebrates. "
— Linda, 6/30/2013 -
" Essays on the creatures of the invertebrate class...camel crickets, sea cucumbers, millipedes, sponges, periwinkles, coral, earthworms, horseshoe crabs, and the elusive sea mouse. Good stuff. "
— Rae, 1/19/2013 -
" A great natural history read...and it actually makes invertebrates seem as cool as they are! Well told stories about interesting creatures. "
— Amy, 1/30/2012 -
" Very readable popular-science natural history. "
— John, 8/5/2011 -
" You know when more than one person gives you the same book it was meant to be. "
— Kate, 7/10/2011 -
" An very interesting journey into the world of invertabrates "
— Harry, 10/18/2010 -
" A lot of what Hubbell writes about in this book has been in the news since and there are already revisions to the science in some cases, but overall an at least interesting collection. "
— Terry, 9/3/2009 -
" she cares about the little things "
— Whiskeyb, 8/18/2009 -
" You know when more than one person gives you the same book it was meant to be. "
— Kate, 4/9/2009 -
" she cares about the little things "
— Whiskeyb, 4/30/2008 -
" A great natural history read...and it actually makes invertebrates seem as cool as they are! Well told stories about interesting creatures. "
— Amy, 3/2/2008
About Sue Hubbell
Sue Hubbell is an American author known for her books A Country Year and A Book of Bees which were selected by the New York Times Book Review as Notable Books of the Year. She has written for the New Yorker, the New York Times, Smithsonian, and Time.
About Barbara Caruso
Barbara Caruso, winner of numerous Earphones Awards for narration, is an accomplished actress. A graduate of London’s prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she was a featured player in the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has played starring roles on Broadway and in theaters across the country. She won the Alexander Scourby Reader of the Year Award for her performances of young adult fiction and has more than one hundred audiobook narrations to her credit.