It's a Jungle Up There: More Tales from the Treetops.IT'S A JUNGLE UP THERE: More Tales from the Treetops MARGARET D. LOWMAN Margaret D. Lowman, Ph.D. a.k.a "Canopy Meg" received a B.A. with honors in biology and environmental studies from Williams College (1976), M.S. in ecology from Aberdeen University (1978), and Ph.D. in botany from the University of Sydney (1983). Dr. , EDWARD BURGESS BURGESS. A magistrate of a borough; generally, the chief officer of the corporation, who performs, within the borough, the same kind of duties which a mayor does in a city. In England, the word is sometimes applied to all the inhabitants of a borough, who are called burgesses sometimes it , AND JAMES BURGESS Many single parents balance successful careers with raising children, Meg Lowman faced and met this challenge in a unique way, by combining her scientific exploration of tree canopies with the nurturing and education of her sons, Edward and James. During her travels with them to the rainforests of Samoa, Peru, Panama, India, and other locales, she instilled in her sons a passion for science, exposed them to the diversity of the people of the world, and emphasized the importance of conservation. Lowman details, forthrightly forth·right adj. 1. Direct and without evasion; straightforward: a forthright appraisal; forthright criticism. 2. Archaic Proceeding straight ahead. adv. 1. with humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was , some of the adventures that she and her boys experienced. Besides sleeping in treetops, they encountered shamans performing native rituals and spent time in the artificial environment of Biosphere biosphere, irregularly shaped envelope of the earth's air, water, and land encompassing the heights and depths at which living things exist. The biosphere is a closed and self-regulating system (see ecology), sustained by grand-scale cycles of energy and of 2. Edward and James contribute essays that detail their experiences growing up in these unique circumstances and their developing interests in science and conservation. Lowman notes that she hopes that her story will inspire young women who want to pursue science as well as family life. Yale, 2006, 291 p., b&w images, hardcover, $27.50. |
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