{"product_id":"fireflies-honey-and-silk-paperback","title":"Fireflies, Honey, and Silk - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGilbert Waldbauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Nardi\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ink our ancestors wrote with, the beeswax in altar candles, the honey on our toast, the silk we wear. This enchanting book is a highly entertaining exploration of the myriad ways insects have enriched our lives-culturally, economically, and aesthetically. Entomologist and writer Gilbert Waldbauer describes in loving, colorful detail how many of the valuable products insects have given us are made, how they were discovered, and how they have been used through time and across cultures. Along the way, he takes us on a captivating ramble through many far-flung corners of history, mythology, poetry, literature, medicine, ecology, forensics, and more. Enlivened with personal anecdotes from Waldbauer's distinguished career as an entomologist, the book also describes surprising everyday encounters we all experience that were made possible by insects. From butterfly gardens and fly-fishing to insects as jewelry and sex pheromones, this is an eye-opening ode to the wonder of insects that illuminates our extraordinary and essential relationship with the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGilbert Waldbauer takes us on a wild and storied ride through the insect world. Page after page, \u003ci\u003eFireflies, Honey, and Silk\u003c\/i\u003e is highly entertaining, authoritative, encyclopedic, mesmerizing.--Erich Hoyt, author of \u003ci\u003eInsect Lives\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Earth Dwellers: Adventures in the Land of Ants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eFireflies, Honey, and Silk, \u003c\/i\u003e Waldbauer serves up a veritable smorgasbord of insects from around the world whose lives directly intersect our whims and desires. With wide-ranging essays, the author reveals species that not only please and inspire us, but also those we have used to nourish, adorn, and cure our bodies.\"--Arthur V. Evans, author of \u003ci\u003eNational Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat's Bugging You?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGilbert Waldbauer\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Entomology at the University of Illinois. He is the author of many books on insects including \u003ci\u003eInsights from Insects\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat Bad Bugs Can Teach Us\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Handy Bug Answer Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Walk Around the Pond: Insects in and over the Water\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 7.7 x 5.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46029329793221,"sku":"9780520268074","price":51.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/r7L3SOBthZ9780520268074.webp?v=1775250260","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/fireflies-honey-and-silk-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}