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Name: Wandering through Winter

Author: Edwin Way Teale
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9780312044589
0312044585

I hesitated at paying the $2.50 asking price for this book at a thrift store, but this book is a priceless treasure when it comes to American nature writing. I loved traveling with Teale and his wife Nellie across the country and experiencing all the wonders of winter -- from the gray whale migration off the coast of Baja California to the "sugaring" season in upstate Vermont. Teale's writing is as clear and lucid as a rushing mountain stream, a real pleasure to read, and his descriptions of the flora, fauna, and folks they encounter along their way are vivid and always educational. This is the kind of book that teaches something on every page. I'll definitely seek out other Teale works, eager to take a journey with him again.