Faith McNulty è stata un'autrice americana di saggistica, celebrata per le sue acute osservazioni del mondo naturale e la sua capacità di dare vita vivida agli animali sulla pagina. La sua scrittura si distinse per una miscela unica di precisione scientifica e narrazione avvincente, rendendo i complessi argomenti ecologici accessibili e coinvolgenti per un vasto pubblico. I contributi letterari di McNulty esplorarono spesso le intricate relazioni tra esseri umani e fauna selvatica, sostenendo la conservazione con passione e precisione. La sua voce distintiva offrì ai lettori un profondo apprezzamento per il selvaggio.
A spider has made her home among the green hills and valleys of a lettuce leaf. It is a perfect den, just the right size, with a dewdrops pool nearby that will catch moths on moonlit nights. How is the spider to know that the lady intends to eat that very lettuce for lunch one day?
Two artists at the height of their powers have created a beautiful book with an unforgettable message about the moon and an even more important message about the earth. A publishing event!"If you decide to go to the moon," writes Faith McNulty, "read this book first. It will tell you how to get there and what to do after you land. The most important part tells you how to get home.Written in the second person, the text allows the reader to participate in every aspect of the journey, from packing ("don't forget your diary and plenty of food") to liftoff (at first you'll feel heavy; don't worry") to traveling through space (where "the moon glows like a pearl in the black, black sky"). The reader lands at the Sea of Tranquility, the site of the first lunar landing.
Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and evolution of this gentle creature