{"product_id":"small-wonder-essays-isbn-9780060504076","title":"Small Wonder: Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Soulful and soul searching. . . a passionate invitation to readers to be part of the crowd that cares about the environment, peace, and family.”—\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this moving essay collection, the acclaimed author of bestselling works such as \u003cem\u003eDemon Copperhead\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle\u003c\/em\u003e, raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the genesis of war, violence, and poverty in our world. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether Barbara Kingsolver is contemplating the Grand Canyon, her vegetable garden, motherhood, genetic engineering, or the future of a nation founded on the best of all human impulses, her writings are grounded in the belief that our largest problems have grown from the earth's remotest corners as well as our own backyards, and that answers may lie in both those places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes grave, occasionally hilarious, and ultimately persuasive, \u003cem\u003eSmall Wonder\u003c\/em\u003e is a hopeful examination of the people we seem to be, and what we might yet make of ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIn her new essay collection, the beloved author of \u003cem\u003eHigh Tide in Tucson\u003c\/em\u003e brings to us out of one of history's darker moments an extended love song to the world we still have. From its opening parable gleaned from recent news about a lost child saved in an astonishing way, the book moves on to consider a world of surprising and hopeful prospects, ranging from an inventive conservation scheme in a remote jungle to the backyard flock of chickens tended by the author's small daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether she is contemplating the Grand Canyon, her vegetable garden, motherhood, adolescence, genetic engineering, TV-watching, the history of civil rights, or the future of a nation founded on the best of all human impulses, these essays are grounded in the author's belief that our largest problems have grown from the earth's remotest corners as well as our own backyards, and that answers may lie in those places, too. In the voice Kingsolver's readers have come to rely on—sometimes grave, occasionally hilarious, and ultimately persuasive—\u003cem\u003eSmall Wonder\u003c\/em\u003e is a hopeful examination of the people we seem to be, and what we might yet make of ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“This book of essays by Barbara Kingsolver is like a visit from a cherished old friend.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Soulful and soul searching. . . a passionate invitation to readers to be part of the crowd that cares about the environment, peace and family. . . a tantalizing peek into Kingsolver’s world.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Essays … [of] great skill and wisdom.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Observant, imaginative, and both lucid and impassioned.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brave … a book of conscience [and] the voice of reason we all need to hear.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinston-Salem Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The acclaimed novelist’s extraordinary powers of observation and understanding of character serve her beautifully in this collection of essays.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A delightful, challenging, and wonderfully informative book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888561516773,"sku":"NP9780060504076","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060504076.jpg?v=1730229344","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/small-wonder-essays-isbn-9780060504076","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}