Summary
This is the story of how Durrell and his wife s zoo-building efforts at England s Jersey Zoo led them and a team of helpers on an eight- month safari in Argentina to look for South American specimens. Through windswept Patagonian shores and tropical forests in Argentina, from ocelots to penguins, fu... Full description
Summary: |
This is the story of how Durrell and his wife s zoo-building efforts at England s Jersey Zoo led them and a team of helpers on an eight- month safari in Argentina to look for South American specimens. Through windswept Patagonian shores and tropical forests in Argentina, from ocelots to penguins, fur seals to parrots, Durrell captures the landscape and its inhabitants with his signature charm and humor. |
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Item Description: |
"First published in Great Britain by Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd. 1961"--Title page verso. "The sequel to A zoo in my luggage"--Page 4 of cover. |
Physical Description: |
235 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
ISBN: |
0143037080 9780143037088 |
Author Notes: |
His first book, The Overloaded Ark, was published in 1953. He wrote 37 books during his lifetime including My Family and Other Animals, The Bafut Beagles, A Zoo in My Luggage, Rosy Is My Relative, and The Mockery Bird. He received the Order of the British Empire in 1982 and was featured in the United Nations' Roll of Honor for Environmental Achievement in 1988. He died from complications related to a liver transplant on January 30, 1995 at the age of 70. (Bowker Author Biography) |