Having little knowledge of the fields of biology or zoology, I appreciated "Under The Sea Wind" like few other books I read the entire year.
Considered one of the first environmentalists, Rachel Carson popularized words such as "ecology", "ecosystem", "food chain", and "biosphere".
As I listened to and read the lyric prose of this her first novel I found myself being drawn in as if to move in harmony with the deep rhythms of creation. The migratory tales of Scomber the mackerel and Anguilla the eel particularly intrigued me. I often found myself wondering how many of the species she described way back in 1941 are now endangered or depleted.
In addition to the author's prose, I found C.M. Hebert's hypnotic voice narration of the audiobook excellent as well. Since the ebook I followed up with had no pictures of the various plant and animal species described in the book, google and wikipedia proved to be invaluable resources to which I frequently turned.
Earlier this year, I enjoyed "Sense of Wonder" by the same author. Next up, I want to read Carson's "The Sea Around Us", or at least watch the documentary it inspired!
