Undur Mývatns - um fugla, flugur, fiska og fólk

by Unnur Jökulsdóttir

Má bjóða þér með í ævintýralega náttúruskoðun?

Í þessari heillandi bók leiðir Unnur Jökulsdóttir okkur um undraheima Mývatns og Mývatnssveitar. Hún sýnir okkur fjallahringinn og útskýrir hvernig stórbrotið landslagið varð til, tekur þátt í fuglatalningu, fylgist með æsilegu lífshlaupi húsandarinnar, vitjar um varpið og veiðir gjáarlontur með heimafólki, rýnir í mýflugnasverma og örsmáar vatnaverur, minnist kúluskítsins sem áður einkenndi vatnsbotninn og segir frá silungsveiði og veiðibændum.

Öllum þessum undrum lýsir Unnur á einstaklega lifandi hátt, með væntumþykju, forvitni og brennandi áhuga að leiðarljósi. Vatnslitamyndir eftir Árna Einarsson og Margaret Davies prýða bókina.

Unnur Jökulsdóttir hefur skrifað vinsælar bækur um náttúru, fólk og ferðalög, ýmist ein eða með öðrum. Íslandsbækur hennar hafa flestar komið út á fleiri tungumálum en íslensku.

Genres: Nature

183 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2017

Reviews

[Elianne]

Heerlijk wegdromen bij het gekwaak van eenden. Weer wat bijleren over vulkanisch gesteente. Maar ook snel doorlezen: het lijkt soms wel GTST.

[Sigurður Ármann]

Mývatnsveitin er æði eins og þar segir. Les þessa bók í hvert skipti sem við veiðum i Laxá í Mý. Frábær bók sem batnar með hverjum lestri.

[Juli]

I’ve been eyeing that book for so long not knowing what to expect from it.
I know now that it is going to follow me everywhere I go in life, being read over and over again.

This book is the most beautiful thing about the most beautiful place. That place I call home, where I would have lived a big and important part of my life.
If I ever leave this place, it will be my way back there, to my memories and my youth.

I loved it so much

[Magnús]

Mjög fín og fróðlegbók um náttúru og mannlíf við Mývatn. Lipurlega skrifuð og ekki spillir fyrir að með henni fylgir eins konar heimildalisti sem geymir tilvitnanir í frekara lesefni vilji maður kafa dýpra í fræðin. Las þessa bók í einum rykk, gat ekki slitið mig frá henni þegar ég var byrjaður að lesa.

[BergÞór Jónsson]

Frábær bók! Lesið hana!

[Bergþór Hauksson]

Skemmtileg blanda af fróðleik og frásagnargleði. Bók sem gæti átt eftir að lifa margar kynslóðir.

[Bianca Sandale]

wonderful
wanna go there!!!

[Femke]

A beautiful book, a lot of information from a biological point of view. Written in a pleasant writing style. Definitely recommended if you've been to Mývatn or plan to go.

[Kirsten]

Ik vond dit een prachtig geschreven boek en echt wat toevoegen aan mijn eigen bezoek aan het Mývatn meer.

[Peter Bickerton]

Absolutely delightful. Read this by chance whilst on holiday by the lake. It really brought it even more to life.

[LucyInTheSky]

Mooi boekje, de mooie tekeningen spreken me ook erg aan. Had van mij wel wat met de diepte in gemogen. De lokale verhalen hadden ook wat meer storytellingmagie kunnen gebruiken: superleuk en interessant, maar helaas kwamen ze niet tot leven.
Ik denk dat de vertaling hier en daar ook niet helemaal de lading dekte (helaas kan ik (nog?) geen IJslands). Meer vertalingen van namen en woorden waren een meerwaarde geweest.

Ook de tekeningen hadden beter passend bij de tekst kunnen worden geplaatst. Zo waren er bijvoorbeeld veel tekeningen van planten, maar werd daar niet over geschreven. De tekeningen van de eendensoorten hadden beter kunnen worden geplaatst in samenhang met de tekst.

Wel veel toffe en interessante informatie, en een mooie indruk van hoe er tegen de veranderende ecologie in het Myvatn-meer aan gekeken wordt. Eigenlijk is de conclusie wat mij betreft: had allemaal nog wel wat uitgebreider gemogen!

[Mónica Madrigal Beckford]

One of the most beautiful books (if not the most)I’ve ever read.

In this book Unnur takes us to Lake Mývatn and shows us about all the beautiful life that inhabits the place. From single cell organisms to human communities. Truly such a heart warming reading in which she really captures the beauty of the Lake, it’s ecosystem and people.

I read the English version, since I can’t understand Icelandic (actually English is not my native language neither), but I enjoyed Unnur writing style, quite straightforward, but still, beautiful and captivating.

I bough this book at the airport after spending all summer (actually it was my second summer) working with seabirds as a scientific field assistant, so I am quite (well, a lot) biased towards enjoying this book but I would recomend this to whoever enjoys nature.

[Olga]

чарівна книга про довкілля та людей навколо найвідомішого озера Ісландії - Міватн. дуже інформативна та створює цю спокійну та навіть трошки магічну атмосферу життя в природі та спостереження за найменшими її істотами. пасторальні ілюстрації розміщені наче замальовки на полях тільки додають шарму розповіді, дуже рекомендую всім, хто цікавиться біологічним різноманіттям Ісландії.

[Henkjan de Haan]

Risico van het lezen van dit boek is dat je direct (weer) naar IJsland wilt afreizen om Myvátn te bezoeken. Alle pseudokraters beklimmen en de vele bijzondere vogels bewonderen.

[Joeri Dassen]

Leest lekker weg.

[virginia]

leerte 1 libro sobre el lago en el que vives, difícil q me decepcionase. super interesante la parte en la q habla sobre la geología de myvatn y sus pajaritos <3

[Willem Nijtmans]

Nooit geweten dat eenden en muggen zo interessant waren! Wholesome boek over de ver vlochten levens in een IJslands meer