“I have learned more from Mountain Nature than from any other naturalist book. Its fluid prose, lucid species descriptions, and concise, clever organization distinguish it as a masterpiece of natural history.” ”
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Here is a neat Q & A from UNC Press describing Jennifer's background and why she writes.
Here is an article from Blue Ridge Country Magazine, about seeing both the forest and trees.
And if you want to know more about the Blue Ghost Firefly, try this one from Raleigh's News and Observer, and another from the Asheville Citizen Times. A video about the fireflies is coming soon!
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“The Legend of Skyco is an important book for our mainstream urban-industrial culture that in general has little knowledge of the natural world and essentially no initiation rites, ceremonies, nor celebrations for young men or women coming of age. Nothing that deliberately defines those transitions from one stage of life to another. But this book is just as entertaining as it is informative. In essence it’s a great ride in a literary time machine that takes us back to what some might say was “a better time.””
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“Frick-Ruppert …establishes herself as a scientist, outdoorsperson and poet. Mountain Nature is an homage as much as a guide, a model of regional studies and a noteworthy event.”
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