Writing style
Descriptive · Essayistic · Lyrical
Apple BooksA Sand County Almanac
Science and nature
- First published
- 1949
- Print length
- 295 pagesBallantine Books, 1970
Description
Rooted in the countryside around Aldo Leopold’s Wisconsin home, A Sand County Almanac observes the natural world at the scale of seasons, species, and individual encounters. One section follows the landscape month by month; another gathers informal pieces from travels across North America; a concluding section turns toward the principles underlying wildlife conservation. Across these forms, Leopold asks readers to see soil, water, plants, animals, and people as members of an interconnected community rather than treating land chiefly as property or raw material. His argument for a responsible land ethic joins close observation to philosophical reflection, showing how everyday attention to a place can broaden into an ecological account of human obligation.
Reading profile
About this profile
Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
- Writing
- How much attention the sentences and language require.
- Ideas
- How much interpretation or abstract reasoning the book asks of you.
- Structure
- How much you need to keep track of speakers, timelines and connections.
- Background knowledge
- Prior knowledge needed to follow the book, beyond what it explains.
- Emotional intensity
- Emotional pressure, from gentle (1) to intense (5). Separate from difficulty.
Pace
Measured
Tone
Earnest · Intimate · Philosophical · Reflective
Structure
Argumentative · Episodic
Focus
Atmosphere · Ideas · Information
Emotional intensity
2 / 5
Reading complexity
1–5 · higher means more demanding- Writing
- 3 / 5
- Ideas
- 4 / 5
- Structure
- 3 / 5
- Background knowledge
- 2 / 5
Themes
Book details
For the print edition listed above.
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780345295316
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