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Author Wohlleben, Peter, 1964- author.

Title The weather detective : rediscovering nature's secret signs / Peter Wohlleben ; translated by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp.

Publisher New York, New York : Dutton, [2018]
©2018.

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 Hayward adult and young adult nonfiction  551.5 WHO    AVAILABLE
 Mercer adult nonfiction  551.5 WOH Nature    AVAILABLE
 Sayner adult nonfiction  551.5 W    AVAILABLE
Descript xi, 195 pages ; 20 cm
Note Includes index.
Nonfiction.
Contents Introduction: On nature's trail -- What will the weather be like?. Cloud towers and rosy sunsets ; Plants as weather prophets ; Animal weather prophets ; And what about you? -- Is it windy or cold?. Measuring wind speeds ; Ideal temperatures and living thermometers -- Rain, snow, and hail. Rain--without it we're nothing ; How much rain is enough? ; How to water properly ; Changes in animal and plant life ; Reading hailstones ; Snow and frost -- Sun, Moon, and stars. Cold nights and starry skies ; Shooting stars and cosmic rain ; Phases of the moon ; The planets -- Sunshine and daytime. The course of the day ; Clock time and true local time ; The bird clock ; The flower clock ; The sundial -- The seasons. Ground frost ; Spring ; Summer ; Autumn ; Winter ; What does winter have in store? -- Living with climate change. Good water management ; Rising temperatures ; The impact on your garden -- Assessing your soil quality. Soil types ; Encouraging humus ; Useful garden residents ; Soil compaction and its long-term impact ; Preventing erosion -- Native flora and exotic guests. Green leaves and variegation ; Trees and shrubs: friends or foes? ; Invasive species -- Fur and feathers. Territorial behavior ; Those that help and those that harm ; Predators and prey ; Population explosions ; Birds in winter ; Nest boxes ; Undesirable squatters ; Animal invaders ; Animals wild and tame ; Abandoned offspring -- Experiencing nature with all our senses. Night vision ; Incensed by scent ; Tuning in our ears -- A return to nature.
Summary Demonstrates how to decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather, exploring the relationship between weather and natural phenomena.
Subject Weather.
Nature -- Miscellanea.
Genre Trivia and miscellanea.
Alt Author Kemp, Ruth Ahmedzai, translator.
Unif Title Kranichflug und Blumenuhr. English
Added Title Rediscovering nature's secret signs.
ISBN/ISSN 9781524743741 (hardback)
1524743747 (hardback)