Beasts in My Belfry - Brossura

Durrell, Gerald

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ISBN 10: 1567925847 ISBN 13: 9781567925845

Casa editrice: David R Godine Pub, 2016

Riassunto

From the author whose works inspired the PBS Masterpiece Theater hit, The Durrells in Corfu, comes another witty and inspiring memoir. From the age of two, Gerald Durrell was fascinated by zoology, over the years assembling a large, and not altogether savory, collection of pets, strays, and specimens. As his unofficial zoo grew, so did his family's discomfort. The solution was to find another, more permanent outlet for his passion. So in 1945 he joined Whipsnadea new concept in open-range animal exhibitsas a student keeper, with Albert the lion, Babs the polar bear, and a baby Pre David's deer among his first charges. In this entertaining history, he recaptures all the passion that permeated those early years, while conveying his insight into and affection for both four- and two-footed creatures. This is Durrell at his zoophilic best.

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L'autore:

Naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television personality Gerald Durrell (1925-1995) founded the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and the Durrell Wildlife Park on the isle of Jersey in 1959. But he is perhaps best remembered for the books based on his life as an animal collector and enthusiast and his immortal My Family and Other Animals trilogy, which is now being adapted into a 6-part PBS TV series.

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• Editore: David R Godine Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1567925847
• ISBN 13: 9781567925845
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 210