My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell (English) Paperback Book

Description: My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell The bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood in Corfu by British conservationist Gerald DurrellEscaping the ills of the British climate, the Durrell family - acne-ridden Margo, gun-toting Leslie, bookworm Lawrence and budding naturalist Gerry, along with their long-suffering mother and Roger the dog - take off for the island of Corfu.But the Durrells find that, reluctantly, they must share their various villas with a menagerie of local fauna - among them scorpions, geckos, toads, bats and butterflies.Recounted with immense humour and charm My Family and Other Animals is a wonderful account of a rare, magical childhood. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Gerald Durrell was born in Jamshedpur, India, in 1925. He returned to England in 1928 before settling on the island of Corfu with his family. In 1945 he joined the staff of Whipsnade Park as a student keeper, and in 1947 he led his first animal-collecting expedition to the Cameroons. He later undertook numerous further expeditions, visiting Paraguay, Argentina, Sierra Leone, Mexico, Mauritius, Assam and Madagascar. His first television programme, Two in the Bush which documented his travels to New Zealand, Australia and Malaya was made in 1962; he went on to make seventy programmes about his trips around the world. In 1959 he founded the Jersey Zoological Park, and in 1964 he founded the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust. He was awarded the OBE in 1982. Encouraged to write about his lifes work by his brother, Durrell published his first book, The Overloaded Ark, in 1953. It soon became a bestseller and he went on to write thirty-six other titles, including My Family and Other Animals, The Bafut Beagles, Encounters with Animals, The Drunken Forest, A Zoo in My Luggage, The Whispering Land, Menagerie Manor, The Amateur Naturalist and The Aye-Aye and I. Gerald Durrell died in 1995. Review Durrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentricities * Sunday Telegraph * Promotional Recounted with immense humour and charm My Family and Other Animals is a wonderful account of a rare, magical childhood. Review Text Durrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentricities Review Quote A bewitching book-- Sunday Times Durrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentricities-- Sunday Telegraph Wickedly funny-- Jojo Moyes Promotional "Headline" The bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood in Corfu by British conservationist Gerald Durrell Details ISBN0241981697 Author Gerald Durrell Year 2017 ISBN-10 0241981697 ISBN-13 9780241981696 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-04-06 Pages 320 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Imprint Penguin Books Ltd DEWEY 590.92 Audience Age 10-12 Media Book Language English UK Release Date 2017-04-06 Series The Corfu Trilogy Narrator Matthew Beard Illustrator Mateus Santolouco Birth 1927 Affiliation Lecturer, University of Fort Hare Position Professor Qualifications J.D. NZ Release Date 2017-06-18 AU Release Date 2017-06-18 Alternative 9780241951460 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:101725892;

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