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readers are invited to share Jewell's personal observations as she marvels at the glory of nature in her Northern California hometown

these observations become higher meditations on the world and our place in it

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Magic in a Drop of Water: How Ruth Patrick Taught the World about Water Pollution by Julie Winterbottom hoot and the sewing circle makeAn entertaining and gorgeous picture book biography of scientist and environmental hero Ruth Patrick, one of the first to warn about the dangers of pollution. A brilliant scientist and intrepid explorer, the ecologist Ruth Patrick taught the world how to care for the environment. She studied water pollution long before it became a public concern and gave other scientists the tools to do something about it. Born in 1907, Ruth Patrick was one of the