"This lovely book, meticulously etched and based on impassioned but exacting scientific research, illustrate why Bernd Heinrich is generally regarded as the most truly Thoreauvian of modern natural history writers." -- Edward O. Wilson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ON HUMAN NATURE

"Bernd Heinrich's books open my eyes and help me see the wonder of the natural world. . . . I love the fascinating details of his drawings, the lyricism of his observations, the way he unveils not only the physical workings of nature but the stories and dramas within it." -- Amy Tan, bestselling author of The Bonesetter's Daughter and The Joy Luck Club

"It is possible there is a better guide to the world around us than Bernd Heinrich, but I've not come across him. This is the book that will get you out the door into the season!" -- Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature and Deep Economy

"One of our greatest living naturalists...Heinrich, author of 15 marvelous, mind-altering books...is a national treasure." -- Los Angeles Times

"When warm spring days turn blustery, it's useful to have a book writhing with the magic of summer. Bernd Heinrich delivers...in 'Summer World.'" -- Seattle Times

"This is hands-and-knees science at its most engaging...as the great greening occurs all around us, we can only hope to see half as much as Heinrich does." -- Anthony Doerr, Boston Globe

"Bernd Heinrich--the object of my admiration--has been . . . writing about [nature] with brio, for decades. Perhaps his most attractive quality . . . . is his ability to find something intellectually stimulating whenever he steps out the door. . . . The man is irrepressible." -- New York Times Book Review