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World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments Romance_Gift_Guide If you had a giraffeHands down one of the most beautiful books of the year. NPR A New York Times Bestseller Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Beloved author Aimee Nezhukumatathil's celebrated work of nonfiction, now including additional essays and illustrations. As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mother was a doctor; the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian