Sweet in Tooth and Claw

Sweet in Tooth and Claw is a layman accessible examination of cooperative behavior, often across species, in the natural world, written by Kristin Ohlson. Released 6th Sept 2022 by Patagonia, it's 384 pages and is available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats.

As popular science writing goes, this is an appealing and engaging read. The author has a lot to say about the interconnections between creatures and their natural habitats and how they can, and often do, cooperate to survive. The chapters are not linear, and they work more or less as independent essays: from forests and deforestation, to regenerative agriculture and developing new plant varieties which will work *with* and not *against* local ecosystems as well as some profound opposing philosophies on land use and conservation which were completely new to me. 

Although it's scientifically accurate and information dense, it's not annotated and the author has not included a bibliography or reading list(s). There is a cross referenced index, but it was not included in the early eARC provided for review, so it wasn't possible to error check the information there. 

It's well and clearly photographed throughout.

Four and a half stars. I would recommend this one for fans of popular science, especially nature and conservation readers. It would also be a good choice for public or school library acquisition.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.