What We Can Know by Ian McEwan KNOPF merry and fierce

merry and fierce

and interviews with experts – from astronauts to zoologists – who answer kid’s questions about what they do and why they love it

Stories about people they have known—“unrecorded lives

Cooper tells the story of his extraordinary life leading up to the now-infamous incident in Central Park and shows how a life spent looking up at the birds prepared him

16 pages of illustrations

What We Can Know by Ian McEwan KNOPF merry and fierce2014: At a dinner for close friends and colleagues, renowned poet Francis Blundy honors his wifes birthday by reading aloud a new poem dedicated to her, A Corona for Vivien. Much wine is drunk as the guests listen, and a delicious meal consumed. Little does anyone gathered around the candlelit table know that for generations to come people will speculate about the message of this poem, a copy of which has never been found, and which remains an