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Works by Danna Staaf

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Birthdate
20th century
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Places of residence
Northern California, USA
Education
University of California (BA|Biology
Stanford University (PhD|invertebrate biology)
Occupations
freelance science writer
part-time press officer for Hopkins Marine Station
Short biography
I write about science, with a particular penchant for marine biology. I also write science fiction and fantasy. Sometimes I write for grown-ups and sometimes I write for kids.

I also make art, mostly comics. Also technical illustrations, calligraphy, and origami.

And I talk about all these things to all kinds of audiences.

For my PhD, I studied baby squid at Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University. Before that, I got a BA in Biology from the College of Creative Studies of the University of California, Santa Barbara.

I live in San Jose, California, with my husband, kids, cats, and plants. You can also find me on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

My name rhymes with Banana Cough.

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Short but beautiful, a semi biography of one of the inventors of the aquarium, including some of her early work with the nautilus.Wish must of her papers had not been lost at sea, but what remained was still very interesting
 
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cspiwak | Mar 6, 2024 |
wasn't sure if I'd enjoy this, as it focuses largely on extinct cephalopods and my interest lies with the living The author kept it lively and entertaining , always maintaining the link to the modern animals, though, so I learned a lot and had fun doing it
 
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cspiwak | 15 other reviews | Mar 6, 2024 |
Excerpted from a longer article:
Animal-Human Relationships
From turtles and koalas to animal babies, explore several new books that examine the lives of animals and their relationships with humans around the world.
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Nursery Earth: The Wondrous Lives of Baby Animals and the Extraordinary Ways They Shape our World
Danna Staaf, 2023, The Experiment, an imprint of Hachette Book Group
Themes: Nature, Animals, Baby Animals
From egg to adulthood, explore the cycles of life in the animal world. Tracing both the history and science of animal development, Staaf shares fascinating facts and insights into the lesser known aspects of animal life.
Take-aways: Explore often overlooked phases of animal development.

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Whether helping educators keep up-to-date in their subject-areas, promoting student reading in the content-areas, or simply encouraging nonfiction leisure reading, teacher librarians need to be aware of the best new titles across the curriculum and how to activate life-long learning. - Annette Lamb
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eduscapes | Jul 3, 2023 |
* I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this book. *

This is an excellent popular science book written by a marine biologist with an evident passion for her subject. I was attracted to the subject matter due to my enthusiasm for marine creatures, but I knew little about cephalapods. Staaf provides a wealth of information and plenty of revelations, spanning a vast fossil record as well as current science about the cephalapods of today. While she clearly has strong academic credentials, she discusses her subject matter at a level that lay people can understand, and this is assisted by a series of excellent illustrations.… (more)
 
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gjky | 1 other review | Apr 9, 2023 |

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