How Long to Read Heartbeats in the Muck:The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor, Revised Edition

How Long Does it Take to Read Heartbeats in the Muck:The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor, Revised Edition?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read Heartbeats in the Muck:The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor, Revised Edition by John Waldman

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Heartbeats in the Muck traces the incredible arc of New York Harbor's environmental history. Once a pristine estuary bristling with oysters and striped bass and visited by sharks, porpoises, and seals, the harbor has been marked by centuries of rampant industrialization and degradation of its natural environment. Garbage dumping, oil spills, sewage sludge, pesticides, heavy metals, poisonous PCBs, landfills, and dredging greatly diminished life in the harbor, in some places to nil. Now, forty years after the Clean Water Act began to resurrect New York Harbor, John Waldman delivers a new edition of his New York Society Library Award--winning book. Heartbeats in the Muck is a lively, accessible narrative of the animals, water quality, and habitats of the harbor. It includes captivating personal accounts of the author's explorations of its farthest and most noteworthy reaches, treating readers to an intimate environmental tour of a shad camp near the George Washington Bridge, the Arthur Kill (home of the resurgent heron colonies), the Hackensack Meadowlands, the darkness under a giant Manhattan pier, and the famously polluted Gowanus Canal. A new epilogue details some of the remarkable changes that have come upon New York Harbor in recent years. Waldman's prognosis is a good one: Ultimately, environmental awareness and action has allowed the harbor to begin cleaning itself. Although it will never regain its native biological glory, the return of oysters, herons, and a host of other creatures is an indication of New York Harbor's rebirth. This excellent, engaging introduction to the ecological issues surrounding New York Harbor will appeal to students and general readers alike. Heartbeats in the Muck is a must-read for anyone who likes probing the wilds, whether country or city, and natural history books such as Beautiful Swimmers and Mannahatta.

How long is Heartbeats in the Muck:The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor, Revised Edition?

Heartbeats in the Muck:The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor, Revised Edition by John Waldman is 192 pages long, and a total of 48,384 words.

This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Heartbeats in the Muck:The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor, Revised Edition Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Heartbeats in the Muck:The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor, Revised Edition aloud.

What Reading Level is Heartbeats in the Muck:The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor, Revised Edition?

Heartbeats in the Muck:The History, Sea Life, and Environment of New York Harbor, Revised Edition is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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