{"title":"Drew Harvell","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooks by Drew Harvell offer a captivating journey into the intricate world of marine biology, blending rigorous science with engaging storytelling. Readers can expect vivid explorations of ocean ecosystems, uncovering the delicate balance within underwater communities and the pressing challenges they face.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles like \u003cem\u003eA Sea of Glass\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Ocean's Menagerie\u003c\/em\u003e, Harvell invites readers to deepen their understanding of nature's mysteries and the urgent need to protect marine life. 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Dusty, broken, and all but forgotten, it caught Drew Harvell’s eye. Fashioned in intricate detail by the father-son glassmaking team of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, the octopus belonged to a menagerie of unusual marine creatures that had been packed away for decades in a storage unit. More than 150 years earlier, the Blaschkas had been captivated by marine invertebrates and spun their likenesses into glass, documenting the life of oceans untouched by climate change and human impacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the Blaschkas’ uncanny replicas, Harvell set out in search of their living counterparts. In \u003ci\u003eA Sea of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, she recounts this journey of a lifetime, taking readers along as she dives beneath the ocean's surface to a rarely seen world, revealing the surprising and unusual biology of some of the most ancient animals on the tree of life. On the way, we glimpse a century of change in our ocean ecosystems and learn which of the living matches for the Blaschkas’ creations are, indeed, as fragile as glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrew Harvell and the Blaschka menagerie are the subjects of the documentary \u003ci\u003eFragile Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Best Short Film award at the 2015 Blue Ocean Film Festival \u0026amp; Conservation Summit. 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