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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Henion, Leigh Ann, author.
Title: Night magic : adventures among glowworms, moon gardens, and other marvels of the dark / Leigh Ann Henion.
Description: First edition. | Chapel Hill : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, [2024] | Includes bibliographical references | Summary: “In a glorious celebration of the dark, nature writer Leigh Ann Henion invites us to leave our well-lit homes and step outside to embrace the biodiversity that surrounds us”—Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2024021972 (print) | LCCN 2024021973 (ebook) | ISBN 9781643753362 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781643756196 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Henion, Leigh Ann. | Night gardens. | Night. | Phenogodidae. | Fireflies.
Classification: LCC SB433.6 H46 2024 (print) | LCC SB433.6 (ebook) | DDC 635.9/53—dc23/eng/20240617
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024021972
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024021973
ISBN 9781643756196
E3-20240902-JV-NF-ORI