{"product_id":"9781101561065","title":"The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature","description":"\u003cb\u003e A biologist reveals the secret world hidden in a single square  meter of old-growth forest--a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Pen\/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook out for David Haskell's new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Songs of Tree: Stories From Nature's Great Connectors\u003c\/i\u003e, coming in April of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this wholly original book, biologist David Haskell uses a one- square-meter patch of old-growth Tennessee forest as a window onto the  entire natural world. Visiting it almost daily for one year to trace  nature's path through the seasons, he brings the forest and its  inhabitants to vivid life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of this book's short chapters begins with a simple observation:  a salamander scuttling across the leaf litter; the first blossom of  spring wildflowers. From these, Haskell spins a brilliant web of  biology and ecology, explaining the science that binds together the  tiniest microbes and the largest mammals and describing the ecosystems  that have cycled for thousands- sometimes millions-of years. Each visit  to the forest presents a nature story in miniature as Haskell elegantly  teases out the intricate relationships that order the creatures and  plants that call it home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with remarkable grace and empathy, \u003ci\u003eThe Forest Unseen\u003c\/i\u003e is a grand tour of nature in all its profundity. Haskell is a perfect  guide into the world that exists beneath our feet and beyond our  backyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127978836208,"sku":"9781101561065","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101561065_p0.jpg?v=1763688093","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101561065","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}