num_pages: 181
description: The acclaimed artist, naturalist, and author of The Year of the Turtle explores the role of nature in shaping his attitudes, talents, ideas, goals, and life, discussing his artistic training, his brief stint as a teacher, and the key encounters with nature that transformed his world. Reprint.
language: English
title: Self-Portrait with Turtles: A Memoir
titlecomplete: Self-Portrait with Turtles: A Memoir
genres: Nature
ratings_count: 65
publisher: Mariner Books