From the creators of the Academy Award-winning documentary My Octopus
Teacher, an immersive journey into the underwater world that inspired
it--and holds transformative lessons for us all
Craig Foster and Ross Frylinck regularly dive together in the
awe-inspiring kelp forests off South Africa, without wetsuits or oxygen
tanks. Craig had dived this way for years, including alongside the
octopus that inspired My Octopus Teacher. In Ross, he found a kindred
spirit, someone who also embraced the ancient methods of acclimating his
body to frigid waters, but whose eyes had not yet adjusted to the
transcendent wonder Craig saw each time they dove. In the
heart-wrenching stories that make up this unforgettable book, we swim
alongside Ross as he grows from skeptic to student of the underwater
wild. And in the revelatory marine science behind the stunning photos,
we learn how to track sea hares, cuttlefish, and limpets, and we witness
strange new behaviors never before documented in marine biology. We
realize that a whole world of wonder, and an innate wildness within us
all, emerge anew when we simply observe.
My Octopus Teacher has captivated millions who long to connect with
the natural world. Now, with Underwater Wild, the divers behind the
film reveal a new vision of the sea, one full of wonder, new insights
into marine biology, and life-changing teachings for even the most
land-bound of us.
