{"title":"Bernd Heinrich","description":"\u003cp\u003eBernd Heinrich’s works delve into the intricate wonders of the natural world, blending keen scientific observation with vivid storytelling. His writing invites readers to explore the rhythms of wildlife and the subtle interplay between organisms and their environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the extraordinary behaviours of animals to the marvels hidden in everyday nature, Heinrich’s books engage both the curious mind and those with a passion for the beauty of science. Readers can expect thoughtful reflections that illuminate the common and the uncommon alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-common-uncommon-by-bernd-heinrich-9781324021100","title":"The Common Uncommon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor forty years, Bernd Heinrich has been ensconced in the woods of the northern, or boreal, forest, living in his log cabin amidst a vast sea of spruce, fir, and larch in the mountains of western Maine. In a land of winter snow, summer heat, and at times fire, drought, and flood, all life confronts vast and occasionally rapid environmental changes, as one day, and one season, may be a completely different environment from the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Common Uncommon\u003c\/em\u003e captures the rhythms of Heinrich's seasonal life. From the forest he first encountered as a child of German refugees, Heinrich combines his powers of observation with professional expertise, as he notes the beautiful, but not entirely idiosyncratic characteristics—the \"common uncommon\"—of spiders, ants, chestnut trees, porcupines, owls, and mice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the elusive single-cell organism called a euglena, which swims in fresh water and is part animal, part plant, to the resourceful wood frog, which nearly freezes into ice each winter while protecting its cells with glucose, Heinrich's musings on life in the forest stunningly capture the five states of Being, Becoming, Interbeing, Remembering, and Returning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith sharp, evocative prose, \u003cem\u003eThe Common Uncommon\u003c\/em\u003e is a narrative of small surprises in nature, some delightful and some—brought on by climate change—devastating, all seen through the hawk eyes of a world-renowned naturalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47773155393772,"sku":"9781324021100","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781324021100-the-common-uncommon.jpg?v=1782183501"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/bernd-heinrich.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}