{"product_id":"nursery-earth-danna-staaf-9781891011719","title":"Nursery Earth: The Hidden World of Baby Animals and the Amazing Ingenuity of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eEntire ecosystems rest on the shoulders (or tentacles, or jointed exoskeletons) of animal babies; it's time we paid them more attention. In \u003cem\u003eNursery Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, researcher Danna Staaf invites readers to explore these tiny, secret lives, revealing some of nature's strangest and most ingenious workings. A salamander embryo breathes with the help of algae inside its cells. The young grub of a Goliath beetle dwarfs its parents. Fluffy flamingo chicks delay turning pink for years to let adults know they're not mating rivals and to encourage friendly behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur bias toward adult animals (not least because babies can be hard to find) means these wonders have long gone under-researched. But for all kinds of animals, if we overlook their babies, we miss out on the most fascinating--and consequential--time in their lives. \u003cem\u003eNursery Earth\u003c\/em\u003e makes the case that these young creatures are not just beings in progress but beings in their own right. Our planet needs them all: the maggots as much as the kittens!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Danna Staaf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1891011715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781891011719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Danna Staaf","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44966489161983,"sku":"9781891011719","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_59f9fd09-cf67-4b5f-a4f8-2730067bcb65.jpg?v=1711159993","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nursery-earth-danna-staaf-9781891011719","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}