Nursery Earth is a enthusiastic book that highlights the importance of overlooked babies as a facet of Earth's ecosystem. The book is primarily focused on the genetics and developmental biology of invertebrates, which made it more challenging for me to read than I had expected, since I wrongfully assumed it would discuss mammalian behavior. Still, Staaf's excitement for creatures great and microscopic was infectious, and I feel a sense of pride for managing to read and mostly make sense of scientific subjects I often struggle to understand.