Falling for Snow
In this spirited mix of humor, science and
adventure, naturalist Jamie Bastedo takes you on an uncommon
romp through snow. Share in the quest of early snow scientists
to unravel snow's many riddles. Meet a madcap balloonist
who risked his all to inspect snowstorms five miles up.
Join snow ecologists in the field as they
gauge the importance of snow in shaping the lives of plants
and animals across North America. Pull your hair out with
urban leaders, road crews, and train engineers as they do
battle with paralyzing piles of snow. Discover the imprint
of snow on native languages and some of our best art and
literature.
Explore the outer limits of snow-based recreation.
And follow in Bastedo's foot, ski and snowshoe tracks as
this intrepid snow pilgrim guides you across creaking glaciers,
through hushed evergreen forests and over frozen arctic
seas in a playful exploration of the many facets of snow.
As inspirational as it is informative, this light-hearted
book will appeal to anyone with even the slightest curiosity
about that white stuff you will never again call "plain
old snow."
Jamie Bastedo's work is all about taking science
to the streets! Whether playing zany environmental songs
around the campfire, hosting lively nature shows on the
radio, performing as an arctic explorer, leading ecotours
or writing about nature, Jamie Bastedo spreads a catching
enthusiasm and love for the land. Well established as a
popular science writer, he has written four books on northern
nature (including Reaching North and Shield Country) and
many natural history features in magazines such as Up Here,
Backpacker and Winter Living.
Jamie Bastedo was awarded of the 2002 Michael
W. Smith Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Promotion
of Science in Canada. When not out on the land, he hangs
his hat in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, where he
lives with his wife and daughters.
ISBN: 0-88995-265-5
Author: Jamie Bastedo
Price: $19.95
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