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Should we have compassion and respect for creeping, buzzing, stinging creatures? Joanne Lauck says yes—and challenges the reader to view six- and eight-legged beings as messengers, guides, initiatory figures, and friends. Drawing on myth, touching and funny anecdotes, Native American wisdom, and science, Lauck shows how we can live in…

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1 author picked The Voice of the Infinite in the Small as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book offers a whole new perspective on why insects are important for global biodiversity. Instead of taking a strictly scientific and ecological approach, as in the other books I recommended, the author also examines mythology, history, folklore, and cultural traditions regarding our human relationship with insects.

It made me think about insects and my relationship with them in different ways. I loved this book. 

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