He even proves that we find a greater bird diversity in large city parks than in some rural areas. On the contrary, Johnson is making the point, through numerous daily examples accessible to any city or suburban dweller, that a lot of nature is actually available in the most urban environment. The author debunks the rather romantic idea of nature being present only miles away from the city. The idea behind the book is quite refreshing as well. It is written in a very lively and often very funny tone, even hilarious at times, while making the reader discover all kinds of interesting facts on creatures and trees found in the city. Note the awesome subtitle and cover as well! This book is indeed fascinating in its style and contents. He was also led to research more about all he could see around him related to the fauna and flora and he shared his discoveries in this fantastic book Unseen City. Of the Urban Wilderness In San Francisco, a young father started to pay more attention to his surroundings as his toddler kept asking him names of trees and the like.
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