Wild Moments: Reveling in Nature's Signs, Songs, Cycles, and Curious Creatures
By Ted Williams (Storey Press / $22.95)
Although best known for his investigative environmental reporting, Ted Williams has been quietly chronicling the distinctive creatures, sights and sounds of the seasons for the past seven years in Audubon magazine’s “Earth Almanac” column. Which weather conditions bring out the brightest reds in autumn leaves? How to turn summer’s green grapes into jelly? Where would one look for turtles in the winter ice? These short, engaging essays from his column are scientifically accurate but blessedly free of technical jargon, and they’re enlivened by the evocative drawings of illustrator John Burgoyne. Reveling in nature’s wild moments by learning what Williams calls “the art of looking and seeing” has never been more fun.
— Beth Duris
