Jay Amberg

Jay Amberg is the author of ten books. He received a BA from Georgetown University and a PhD from Northwestern University. He has taught high school and college students since 1972. "KIRKUS REVIEWS" www.kirkusreviews.com Four introspective, first-person memoirs from flora and fauna of the Earth as part of an ecologically minded call toward understanding the fragile web of life. Amberg gives voices to a group of redwood trees on the Pacific Coast, a monarch butterfly migrating to Mexico, a...See more

Jay Amberg is the author of ten books. He received a BA from Georgetown University and a PhD from Northwestern University. He has taught high school and college students since 1972. "KIRKUS REVIEWS" www.kirkusreviews.com Four introspective, first-person memoirs from flora and fauna of the Earth as part of an ecologically minded call toward understanding the fragile web of life. Amberg gives voices to a group of redwood trees on the Pacific Coast, a monarch butterfly migrating to Mexico, a female wolf navigating her family through an Arctic winter and a sperm whale evaluating his life as he floats through the ocean. Scientifically accurate details make it clear that the author has done his research on each species' ethology and habitat...the stories' beauty and harshness inspire readers into action...the nonhuman psychologies have an easy, natural flow and grace to them, and they often achieve a strong emotional impact... An inspiring call to action... See less