Cool Petaluma Book Club
Our book for May, Secrets of the Oak Woodlands by Kate Marianchild explores the flora and fauna that inhabit California’s Oak Woodland. It’s possible that the Oak Woodlands have become commonplace for many of us, but this book exhibits how there are extraordinary creatures so close by.
PLEASE NOTE: There are 5 copies at Copperfield’s; ask for one at the counter. Let them know you’re with the Cool Petaluma Climate Book Club. Plus, get 10% off!
Secrets of the Oak Woodlands
In a book rich in illustration and suffused with wonder, author Kate Marianchild combines extensive research and years of personal experience to explore some of the marvelous plants and animals that the oak woodlands nurture.
Acorn woodpeckers unite in marriages of up to ten mates and raise their young cooperatively. Ground squirrels roll in rattlesnake skins to hide their scent from hungry snakes. Manzanita's rust-colored, paper-thin bark peels away in time for the summer solstice, exposing sinuous contours that are cool to the touch even on the hottest day.
Conveying up-to-the-minute scientific findings with a storyteller's skill, Marianchild introduces us to a host of remarkable creatures in a world close by, a world that rustles, hums, and sings with the sounds of wild things.
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