Her love for her subject shown through and truly made this book a delightful read! The author truly did a wonderful job explaining the significance of her years of research and experience to a lay audience.
I've noticed a tendency when scientists explain their research that it feels almost incomprehensible to the outsider.but that was never the case. The foundation of education is to discover that gift within us and learn to use it well.I am a HUGE fan of in depth looks into the mundane and this one was no exception! Our stories tell us that the Creator gave these to us, as original instructions. This book is wonderfully written and provides such an incredibly perspective on a hidden world. She draws comparisons between her life experiences and the secret lives of mosses. They aren't towering like trees or flowering like plants but they are uniquely beautiful and infinitesimally complicated. Mosses are incredibly common but often shuttled into the background. Electron microscopes let us wander the remote universe of our own cells. She has spent years studying one of the smallest plants on earth - mosses. About light and shadow and the drift of continents.Dr Kimmerer takes us on a walk through the wild, intricate and utterly unforgettable world of mosses. The written review: There is an ancient conversation going on between mosses and rocks, poetry to be sure.
Shout out to this fabulous book, it made a guest appearance in my latest YouTube Video (all about making fun nature things out of felt). Gathering Moss will appeal to a wide range of readers, from bryologists to those interested in natural history and the environment, Native Americans, and contemporary nature and science writing. In her book, the natural history and cultural relationships of mosses become a powerful metaphor for ways of living in the world. Kimmerer clearly and artfully explains the biology of mosses, while at the same time reflecting on what these fascinating organisms have to teach us.ĭrawing on her diverse experiences as a scientist, mother, teacher, and writer of Native American heritage, Kimmerer explains the stories of mosses in scientific terms as well as in the framework of indigenous ways of knowing.
Rather, it is a series of linked personal essays that will lead general readers and scientists alike to an understanding of how mosses live and how their lives are intertwined with the lives of countless other beings, from salmon and hummingbirds to redwoods and rednecks. Robin Wall Kimmerer's book is not an identification guide, nor is it a scientific treatise. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites readers to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses. Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world.
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