Rockridge author, illustrator Kaufmann pens new book ‘State of Fire’
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Local News |Pulling aside the curtain to reveal answers to a question inherent in the subtitle of his new field atlas, “The State of Fire: Why California Burns,” Oakland writer, illustrator and naturalist Obi Kaufmann exposes the multifaceted relationship between humans and fire.
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Published by Berkeley’s Heyday, the 5-by-7-inch, 240-page book is physically diminutive but scales large with content. The book’s short essays and art are divided into three sections: fire’s history, ecology and principles. Rockridge area resident Kaufmann interjects personal, experiential stories into evidence-based historic and current science-backed information and data.