{"product_id":"acorns-in-a-nutshell-9781643265650","title":"Acorns: In a Nutshell","description":"\u003cb\u003eA clever reflection on the humble but mighty acorn\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Acorns are the oak seeds whose abundance feeds bears, boars, birds, and beetles.Some acorns are the size of cupcakes while others help turn jays into the brainiacs of the animal kingdom. Lively and engaging, this book celebrates the acorn's role in forest ecology and human history, sharing many fascinating storiesof adaptation, endurance, and epic survival. Acorns--small but mighty and always newsworthy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Studies in Nature series offers close observations, passionate research, and natural obsessions on a variety of nature-related topics. Featuring illustrations by Stacy Hsu and black and white photography, they offer big ideas in a small, giftable, and collectible package. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Hood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Timber Press (OR)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.80w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643265650\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Hood is a poet and naturalist. The author of over twenty books, he has been a factory worker, a ski instructor, a dishwasher, and a nature guide in Africa. Nature study has taken him across all fifty of the US states and to eighty countries, from New Guinea to Borneo to the South Pole. Along the way he has been lost in a whiteout in the Himalayas, contracted (and survived) bubonic plague, and published more than seven hundred photographs. His titles with Timber Press include \u003ci\u003eWild LA\u003c\/i\u003e, a field guide to reptiles and amphibians, and a guide to the best roadside hikes in California. Jane Goodall wrote the foreword to his book \u003ci\u003eWild Sonoma\u003c\/i\u003e, and his essay collection, \u003ci\u003eA Salad Only the Devil Would Eat\u003c\/i\u003e, was named the Nonfiction Book of the Year by the editors of Foreword book review. He lives in the Mojave Desert with two kayaks, two mountain bikes, two dogs, and five thousand books. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Charles Hood \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48867373318301,"sku":"9781643265650","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_20ca07d1-e44c-4de7-8092-d144a5a55034.jpg?v=1788334375","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/acorns-in-a-nutshell-9781643265650","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}