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seawarrior's review against another edition
challenging
informative
lighthearted
4.0
Nursery Earth is a enthusiastic book that highlights the importance of overlooked babies as a facet of Earth's ecosystem. The book is primarily focused on the genetics and developmental biology of invertebrates, which made it more challenging for me to read than I had expected, since I wrongfully assumed it would discuss mammalian behavior. Still, Staaf's excitement for creatures great and microscopic was infectious, and I feel a sense of pride for managing to read and mostly make sense of scientific subjects I often struggle to understand.
spacewhombus's review
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
This was a quick read and a very cool book! The author has a nice perspective since she is a scientist herself, and in the book she was able to speak with so many other scientists about their work studying baby animals, which was a delight. Many different types of baby animals were covered in this book, and quite a lot of information was related to larvae of sea animals especially. I learned so much about how much animals can change during development stages, and about how little we know about this process for many animals in the first place. Recommended if you like animals at all :)
This was a quick read and a very cool book! The author has a nice perspective since she is a scientist herself, and in the book she was able to speak with so many other scientists about their work studying baby animals, which was a delight. Many different types of baby animals were covered in this book, and quite a lot of information was related to larvae of sea animals especially. I learned so much about how much animals can change during development stages, and about how little we know about this process for many animals in the first place. Recommended if you like animals at all :)
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