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Summer reading

Michelle Nijhuis’ Beloved Beasts

Please plan on reading Nijhuis’ book before you arrive on campus in August. It will serve as a cornerstone to a series of activities in Autumn Term and events throughout the academic year.

In Beloved Beats, author Michelle Nijhuis tells the compelling story of the people and the animals that shaped the history of the conservation movement in the United States.

Winner of the Sierra Club’s 2021 Rachel Carson Award

The Chicago Tribune’s 10 Best Books of 2021

Smithsonian Magazine’s 10 Best Science Books of 2021

Booklist’s 10 Best Sci-Tech Books of 2021

An All-Time Favorite Read of the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation