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The moon by whale light : and other adventures among bats, penguins, crocodilians, and whales / Diane Ackerman.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Schimmel Collection Schimmel 7615
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ackerman, Diane, 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Animals.
- Genre:
- Uncorrected proofs
- Penn Provenance:
- Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel 7615)
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 249 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Random House, [not after 1991]
- Summary:
- Study of bats, whales, crocodiles, alligators, and penguins offering new perspectives on these animals.
- Contents:
- In praise of bats
- The eyelids of morning
- The moon by whale light
- White lanterns.
- Notes:
- "ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOF please do not quote for publication without comparison to finished book"--cover.
- Local Notes:
- Schimmel 7615: Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2024 by Caroline F. Schimmel.
- OCLC:
- 1534150183
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