Winter World (Magill’s Literary Annual 2004)
At a glance:
- Author: Bernd Heinrich
- First Published: 2003
- Type of Work: Environment, natural history, nature, and science
- Time of Work: The twenty-first century
- Genres: Nonfiction, Nature writing, Science and technology
- Subjects: Nature, Twenty-first century, Birds, Environment or environmental health, Animals, Water, Wildlife, Winter, Snow, Evolution, Biology or biologists, Rain, Seasons, Dinosaurs, Heat
Bernd Heinrich was born in Germany in 1940, the son of an entomologist and collector for museums who taught him how to observe and capture insects and animals. He ran through the woods so often that his nickname was Wiesel (weasel); in later life he became an award-winning ultramarathon runner. His fascination with running led him to write the popular 2001 book Racing the Antelope: What Animals Can Teach Us About Running and Life. His parents immigrated to the United States when he was ten, and he grew up in Maine, where he loved the outdoors. He earned his Ph.D. in biology in...
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