Recommended Nature Writing
- List of the Month
- April 2021 (see all)
- Description
- List of the Month: April 2021 Add your recommended works of nature writing to the list. Nonfiction, fiction, and poetry are all welcome. Please only thumb down if the books is not a work of nature writing.
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4,705 members
137 reviews
4
Score 103.29
Added 2021-04-01, 09:56 AM
- 29 Members
- LynnB, charl08, kleo, RSard, souci, FAMeulstee, elenchus, Heather39, EMS_24, NorthernTeacher, -Cee-, MDGentleReader, SonoranDreamer, starbox, gylafowler, Lynsey2, barefootsong, SoccerMomKnits, aspirit, danbennett, CravingCozy, maschi, steller0707, nankuo, Drapetsona, Glenda60, RaeCreated, dan422, tdoliveira, ,eronn
- Explanations
- eronn : accidental, should be a thumbs UP
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- 18 Members
- karenb, Hanno, paradoxosalpha, mooingzelda, charl08, claire.rivers, LDVoorberg, CDay, NorthernTeacher, igorken, 13west, kara.shamy, Lynsey2, CravingCozy, steller0707, nankuo, RaeCreated, tdoliveira
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1,568 members
108 reviews
4.2
Score 42.16
Added 2021-04-01, 10:23 AM
- 13 Members
- DetailMuse, raidergirl3, krazy4katz, CoriatLib, Heather39, perennialreader, -Cee-, gylafowler, SoccerMomKnits, CravingCozy, Booksplorer, Tosta, Charon07
- Explanations
- krazy4katz: I had forgotten this book until I saw it listed here and went back to my library to find it. One of the most beautiful books I have ever read!perennialreader: Such a simple book and so delightful.
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- 13 Members
- hailelib, stretch, TheDivineOomba, DetailMuse, CDay, PaperbackPirate, birder4106, eronn, -Cee-, vwinsloe, steller0707, elahrairah, tdoliveira
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6,913 members
164 reviews
½ 4.5
Score 39.88
Added 2021-04-01, 01:56 PM
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by Aldo Leopold
5,096 members
74 reviews
4.2
Score 34.96
Added 2021-04-01, 09:54 AM
- 10 Members
- lorax, stretch, mldg, PaperbackPirate, elenchus, Heather39, perennialreader, emglider, steller0707, Tosta
- Explanations
- perennialreader: As relevant today as when it was published.
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5,921 members
177 reviews
4.2
Score 32.6
Added 2021-04-01, 10:52 AM
- 9 Members
- arethusarose, etxgardener, shelfoflisa, CarltonC, MDGentleReader, Maddz, ahef1963, Bookwomble, barefootsong
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1,757 members
38 reviews
3.9
Score 31.07
Added 2021-04-01, 10:22 AM
- 10 Members
- tardis, DetailMuse, CorneliusNepos, claire.rivers, dhm, CDay, sturlington, perennialreader, gylafowler, CravingCozy
- Explanations
- perennialreader: Wonderful way of looking at nature and our relationship to the earth.
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- 9 Members
- ursula, hipdeep, norabelle414, NorthernTeacher, al.vick, Cora-R, CravingCozy, maschi, RaeCreated
- Explanations
- al.vick: Endangered animals, reasons for conservation, and Douglas Adams humor. How could you go wrong? If you have not read this, you are really missing a gem!
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675 members
18 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 27.59
Added 2021-04-03, 02:52 PM
- 8 Members
- farflungfish, mikej, Willoyd, NorthernTeacher, bereanna, gylafowler, elahrairah, dan422
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8,237 members
273 reviews
4.1
Score 24.96
Added 2021-04-01, 06:25 PM
- 9 Members
- dudes22, PaperbackPirate, sturlington, 13west, Lynsey2, emglider, SoccerMomKnits, macpherson.lj, Tosta,arethusarose ,etxgardener
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16,149 members
205 reviews
3.8
Score 24.62
Added 2021-04-01, 12:34 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, SilentInAWay, dhm, jburlinson, FAMeulstee, shelfoflisa, gypsysmom, kristilabrie
- Explanations
- kristilabrie: One of my first loves in nature writing. An early favorite.
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by Bill Bryson
18,388 members
501 reviews
4
Score 23.67
Added 2021-04-02, 10:28 PM
- 8 Members
- hipdeep, arethusarose, shelfoflisa, 13west, emglider, maschi, TheStonedMason, Tosta,EMS_24
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5,807 members
163 reviews
4
Score 23.37
Added 2021-04-01, 03:59 PM
- 7 Members
- LynnB, DetailMuse, PaperbackPirate, skyrad43, sturlington, megbmore, Lynsey2
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by Edward Abbey
4,473 members
99 reviews
4.2
Score 22
Added 2021-04-01, 01:46 PM
- 7 Members
- Hanno, stretch, dhm, CarltonC, gylafowler, danbennett, Tosta
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751 members
18 reviews
4.2
Score 17.23
Added 2021-04-01, 10:26 AM
- 5 Members
- Bookmarque, pondelro, LDVoorberg, catascott, RaeCreated
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by Barry Lopez
345 members
5 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 16.7
Added 2021-04-01, 07:14 PM
- 5 Members
- 13west, aileverte, MM_Jones, danbennett, dan422
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14,474 members
162 reviews
4
Score 15.81
Added 2021-04-01, 10:47 AM
- 5 Members
- casvelyn, PaperbackPirate, ahef1963, suvrose, MaryEK
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- 5 Members
- janoorani24, SilentInAWay, jwk, danbennett, dan422
- Explanations
- janoorani24: A mesmerizing exploration of the Arctic landscape.
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by Jane Goodall
808 members
13 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 14.83
Added 2021-04-01, 04:22 PM
- 4 Members
- CoriatLib, al.vick, ahef1963, LibraryCin
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1,445 members
37 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 13.44
Added 2021-04-01, 01:57 PM
- 4 Members
- raidergirl3, CaitZ, jakebornheimer, tdoliveira
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by Craig Childs
375 members
12 reviews
4.1
Score 13.4
Added 2021-04-01, 10:43 AM
- 4 Members
- lorax, eronn, SonoranDreamer, jwk
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562 members
5 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 11.35
Added 2021-04-01, 05:56 PM
- 5 Members
- hipdeep, mikej, susanbooks, ahef1963, steller0707,Hanno ,arethusarose ,alsocass
- Explanations
- susanbooks: Not explicitly nature writing, but implicitly so: a story of what happens, eras later, when humanity's resource extraction has run amok.
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2,405 members
76 reviews
3.8
Score 10.68
Added 2021-04-01, 10:39 AM
- 3 Members
- paradoxosalpha, elenchus, Treebeard_404
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2,270 members
65 reviews
4.1
Score 10.68
Added 2021-04-01, 05:10 PM
- 3 Members
- igorken, jsedey, captainsunbeam
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by Thor Hanson
375 members
13 reviews
3.9
Score 10.19
Added 2021-04-01, 10:08 AM
- 3 Members
- lorax, Bookmarque, CoriatLib
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16,530 members
133 reviews
4.1
Score 10.08
Added 2021-04-01, 12:37 PM
- 3 Members
- mikej, FAMeulstee, birder4106
- Explanations
- birder4106: Bücherlisten über die Natur ohne Darwin, Wegener und Wallace: undenkbar!
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1,084 members
13 reviews
3.9
Score 9.85
Added 2021-04-01, 04:01 PM
- 3 Members
- abbottthomas, Oandthegang, aileverte
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299 members
9 reviews
4
Score 9.77
Added 2021-04-01, 04:00 PM
- 3 Members
- DetailMuse, Comatoes, Treebeard_404
- Explanations
- Comatoes: How does death announce itself in nature? This book describes death in numinous ways.
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6,203 members
121 reviews
4.2
Score 9.66
Added 2021-04-01, 10:41 PM
- 3 Members
- SilentInAWay, jlshall, Heather39
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by Edith Holden
2,125 members
14 reviews
4.1
Score 9.66
Added 2021-04-17, 08:32 PM
- 3 Members
- Lirleni, shelfoflisa, emglider
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968 members
47 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 9.35
Added 2021-04-02, 02:54 PM
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3,534 members
237 reviews
3.9
Score 8.54
Added 2021-04-01, 10:22 AM
- 3 Members
- hailelib, raidergirl3, perennialreader
- Explanations
- perennialreader: Mary Anning is a fossil hunter with a passion for her work. One of the most interesting female scientist.
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3,070 members
131 reviews
3.8
Score 8
Added 2021-04-22, 01:45 PM
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by Tom Wessels
347 members
4 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 7.36
Added 2021-04-01, 10:25 AM
- 2 Members
- Bookmarque, kristilabrie
- Explanations
- kristilabrie: We used this book in my Natural History course at UMO: such beautiful illustrations and illustrative writing, I still follow these concepts on my nature hikes.
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by Sue Halpern
186 members
2 reviews
3.8
Score 7.04
Added 2021-04-01, 10:20 AM
- 2 Members
- perennialreader, mgnm
- Explanations
- perennialreader: Great information about the complicated world of monarch migration.
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80 members
2 reviews
4
Score 7.04
Added 2021-04-02, 08:11 PM
- 2 Members
- pickupf, RailMilFic
- Explanations
- pickupf: See review by LT member jeane. "Don Coyote" was a ground-breaking wildlife study in 1986, and the American Library Association named it one of the ten top books of the decade."
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by Wendy Brown
33 members
2 reviews
½ 3.3
Score 6.83
Added 2021-04-18, 10:44 PM
- 2 Members
- suvrose, jennyduncan
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203 members
1 review
4.2
Score 6.73
Added 2021-04-01, 12:33 PM
- 2 Members
- tardis, kristilabrie
- Explanations
- tardis: Field guides are a key way of enhancing one's knowledge and appreciation of nature. I love them.kristilabrie: Yes it's a field guide—not sure if I'm bending the rules here—but I use this book so often, I LOVE birding and checking off new species in the back.
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63
279 members
4 reviews
4.2
Score 6.68
Added 2021-04-09, 11:50 AM
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36 members
2 reviews
4.2
Score 6.68
Added 2021-04-03, 04:11 PM
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106 members
2 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 6.04
Added 2021-04-02, 01:26 PM
70
by Richard Louv
2,890 members
45 reviews
4
Score 5.92
Added 2021-04-01, 11:21 PM
- 3 Members
- alsocass, nandadevi, Jeanettelth,arethusarose ,
72
by Janisse Ray
568 members
14 reviews
3.9
Score 5.71
Added 2021-04-19, 08:35 AM
- 2 Members
- southernbooklady, jennyduncan
73
by Ben Goldfarb
386 members
18 reviews
4.1
Score 5.71
Added 2021-04-01, 10:38 AM
- 2 Members
- Bookmarque, pondelro
88
932 members
2 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 4
Added 2021-04-07, 11:07 AM
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