Awards and HonorsThe Kirkus Prize 2016 Nominee, Nonfiction The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016, Nonfiction Booklist 2016 Top 10 Books for Adults, Science Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2016, Memoir
Goodreads Choice Awards 2016, Memoir & Autobiography
National Public Radio’s Guide to 2016 Great Reads
2017 PEN America/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalist
2017 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize Finalist, Young Adult
Los Angeles Public Library, Best of 2016: Nonfiction
National Book Critics Circle 2016 Finalist, Autobiography
Indies Choice Book Awards 2017 Book of the Year Finalist, Adult Debut
2017 Pen America Literary Awards Longlist
Shelf Awarness 2016 Best Books of the Year, Adult Nonfiction
This memoir of Hope Jahren's life as a scientist—filled with research trips around the United States and the world—is also a revelatory book about plant life. Appendix. Bibliography.
Topics Hope Jahren (1969- ). Biologists. Biographies. Geobiology. Botany.
SRC Level 12.800000
SRC Points 23.000000
Lexile 1240L
Trim Size 6 1/4" x 9 1/4"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2015-04-04
JLG Release Date Jun 2016
Minimum grade 11
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Adult Crossover Nonfiction Plus (Grades 11 & Up)
Adult Crossover Nonfiction Plus
Adult Crossover Nonfiction Plus (Grades 11 & Up)
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