The author reveals nature's wonderlands. Included are impressions of the beauties of individual snowflakes, strange sights seen while flying through the heart of a cloud, the tiny insect world inhabiting a single leaf, and the grandeurs of the redwood forests. There are chapters on rare birdlife in Florida and the magnificent sight from Hawk Mountain of bird migration in October. Library journal.

The lost woods --The return of the fossils -- In the heart of a cloud -- The striking serpent -- Audubon's island -- Crocodile dragover -- The mangrove wilderness -- On the trail of Thoreau -- Beaver show -- Travels on a leaf -- Submarine butterflies -- Memories of a lonely cabin -- Life's dividing line -- Fledgling ventures -- Boundaries of the night -- Natural history in Times Square -- A memory of the redwoods -- A school for foxes -- Men of nature -- The mystery of the vanishing flies -- Hawkways -- Dark water -- The long night -- Adventures of my own -- World of a wild bee -- The calm of the stars -- Wildlife at Walden -- The private life of a snowflake -- A naturalist's mailbag -- The ghost forest.