Paradise of Nature

Paradise of Nature: Understanding the Wonders of Palau | Geraldine Rengiil, Ann Hillmann Kitalong, Makoto Tsuchiya

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And because I know you all want to read an environmental textbook about #Palau, here‘s a link: https://bit.ly/3zXSr2V You‘re welcome!

I alternated between skimming & fascinated. The book seemed to switch from sub-GCSE-level to undergrad level in different chapters. But I learnt lots (lifecycle of a jellyfish? Medicinal herbs of Palau, all about Taro…), including the impact of climate change on the coral & islands. Also, LOTS of coral reef pics 🐠

rockpools An odd pick, but I stand by my choice! In case you haven‘t guessed, this was me avoiding reading war stories for #readaroundtheworld @BookwormM @Currey @Simona @TorieStorieS 3y

Centique The lifecycle of a jellyfish does sound interesting! And I‘m fascinated by coral. There‘s a doco on Netflix called Chasing Coral about the whitening and death of coral that was really interesting. Coral is just so amazing 🤯 3y

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rockpools

Paradise of Nature: Understanding the Wonders of Palau | Geraldine Rengiil, Ann Hillmann Kitalong, Makoto Tsuchiya

Seriously, Litsy. This is all your fault!Yes, I am currently on chapter 33 of an ecology/biology/biogeography textbook put out by #Palau International Coral Reef Centre.

I‘ve leant about the cultural & ecological importance of taro, how mangroves form, all about dugons, and that corals & jellyfish are related (I‘m sure you knew that already).

Skim reading is happening, but overall I‘m finding this surprisingly interesting! #readaroundtheworld

Simona, TorieStorieS, Currey, BookwormM

rockpools Photo from Pixabay, but there are plenty of pretty pics in the book! 3y

TrishB My daughter did an exam question on corals last week! 3y

rockpools @TrishB oof. Glad no-one‘s expecting me to retain any of this. I hope her year get to go on a suitably decent field trip at some point - a coral reef sounds perfect! Failing that, I have had a long conversation with a scuba-diving taxi-driver about seagrass sites round here. But a coral reef expedition would be *even* better! 3y

Simona I was also a little bit reluctant about my pick, which I finished yesterday, and I was surprised that I actually enjoyed more than I was expected… but it is still so-so.

The Diver Who Fell from the Sky: The Story of Pacific Pioneer Francis Toribiong

rockpools @Simona Given how few options we had for this one, I think we did ok. Also, maybe we could go on a bit of a field trip - it sounds amazing! I might need to learn to scuba dive first though… 3y

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rockpools

Paradise of Nature: Understanding the Wonders of Palau | Geraldine Rengiil, Ann Hillmann Kitalong, Makoto Tsuchiya

I may go full geography-textbook for next month. And who wouldn‘t want to read a book from the Palau International Coral Reef Centre? #readaroundtheworld #palau https://picrc.org/picrcpage/books/

Simona, Currey, BookwormM

Currey @rockpools I concur. Coral reefs beat out WWII but I may have to do the war story as library does not carry coral reefs. 3y

rockpools @Currey There‘s a free pdf from the link. (I really don‘t want to read war stories!) 🐟🐠🐡🐠🦀 3y

Currey @rockpools I see that now you pointed it out. 🙏 3y

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