Singing to the Sound:
Visions of Nature, Animals & Spirit
From wolves to salmon, from the great blue Heron to the gray whale, Singing to the Sound is Brenda Peterson's eloquent refrain to the American West. In this book of personal and journalistic essays, Brenda Peterson explores and illuminates the complicated, but essential relationship between humans and animals, between humans and nature. Whether describing her swims with dolphins in the wild; the healing benefits of animal play; or the ongoing battles over hunting wolves and whales, Peterson gives her readers the opportunity to become "other" as she muses and envisions nature, animals and spirit in new ways.
Praise for Singing to the Sound
"Brenda Peterson is amazing, a soulful and profound observer of nature–from whales to humans–in all their glory and distress. Singing to the Sound is a wonderfully tender and disturbing book, in which Peterson again brings environmental issues into a sharp focus with her sparkling vision."
– Diane Ackerman, author of Deep Play
"Singing to the Sound is a lyrical and heartfelt tribute to the Northwest, as well as an exploration of the relationship between people and the natural world….It is such empathy for both humans and the natural world that sets this remarkable author apart."
– The Bloomsbury Review
"A Peterson essay can take off like a flock of birds. In this vibrant collection, nature writer Brenda Peterson sings to more than Puget Sound where she has lived for two decades. She sings to us about ourselves."
– Fran Shaw, author of Parabola