![]() ![]() I’ve made it a personal challenge this year to read at least one science book per month. Reason for Reading: This one has been sitting on my bookshelves for a long time. ![]() The Secret Life of Lobsters is a rollicking oceanic odyssey punctuated by salt spray, melted butter, and predators lurking in the murky depths. In revelations from the laboratory and the sea that are by turns astonishing and humorous, the lobster proves itself to be not only a delicious meal and a sustainable resource but also an amorous master of the boudoir, a lethal boxer, and a snoopy socializer with a nose that lets it track prey and paramour alike with the skill of a bloodhound. Setting: Maine (mostly around Little Cranberry Island and Mount Desert Island)įirst Sentence: “The morning sky was glowing pink in the southeast but a chill hung in the salt air.”Ĭover Blurb: In this intimate portrait of an island lobstering community and an eccentric band of renegade biologists, journalist Trevor Corson escorts the reader onto the slippery decks of fishing boats, through danger-filled scuba dives, and deep into the churning currents of the Gulf of Maine to learn about the secret undersea lives of lobsters. Challenge(s): seafaring, 888 (nonfiction and trade paperback categories), personal science challenge ![]()
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