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A Zoo in My Luggage

Gerald Durrell
A Zoo in My Luggage Book PDF

Author : Gerald Durrell
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1980-11-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780141931654

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The true and hilarious story of how Gerald Durrell and his wife set up their own zoo. Journeying to the Cameroons, he and his wife, helped by the renowned Fon of Bafut, managed to collect 'plenty beef.' Their difficulties began when they found themselves back at home, with Cholmondely the chimpanzee, Bug-Eye the bush-baby, and other founder members... and nowhere to put them

A Zoo in My Luggage

Gerald Durrell
A Zoo in My Luggage Book PDF

Author : Gerald Durrell
Publisher : Viking Adult
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015046416452

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Chronicle of a six-month trip to Bafut, a mountain grassland kingdom in the British Cameroons in West Africa.

The Whispering Land

Gerald Durrell
The Whispering Land Book PDF

Author : Gerald Durrell
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780141971315

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The Whispering Land by Gerald Durrell Pdf

'When you have a large collection of animals to transport from one end of the world to the other you cannot, as a lot of people seem to think, just hoist them aboard the nearest ship and set off with a gay wave of your hand.' Gerald Durrell and his wife are the proud owners of a small zoo on the island of Jersey. But there's one thing that's better than a small zoo - a bigger one! So Durrell heads off to South America to collect more animals. Along windswept Patagonian shores and in Argentine tropical forests, he encounters a range of animals from penguins to elephant seals. But as always, he is drawn to those rare and interesting creatures which he hopes will thrive and breed in captivity . . . Told with enthusiasm and without sentimentality, Gerald Durrell's The Whispering Land is an often hilarious but always inspiring foray into the South American wilds.

The Overloaded Ark

Gerald Durrell
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Author : Gerald Durrell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0571053718

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Gerald Durrell, director and owner of Jersey Zoo, was internationally famous for his amusing books about collecting wild animals, in particular My Family and Other Animals. But The Overloaded Ark, his first, remains his funniest book. It describes an expedition to the remote territory of the Cameroons in West Africa, before independence. 'A delightful book . . . You can feel his bush-shirt sticking to his back . . . Bagging a monitor, smoking out a Pangolin (scaly anteater), celebrating the capture of the rare Angwantibo (small lemur), bird liming for Giant Kingfishers on the warm, milky waters of Lake Soden: he communicates every detail of his experiences with just the right degree of zest.' New Statesman

My Family and Other Animals

Gerald Durrell
My Family and Other Animals Book PDF

Author : Gerald Durrell
Publisher : Penguin Books Limited
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-07
Category : Corfu Island (Greece)
ISBN : 0241951461

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My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell Pdf

'What we all need,' said Larry, 'is sunshine . . . a country where we can grow.' 'Yes, dear, that would be nice,' agreed Mother, not really listening. 'I had a letter from George this morning - he says Corfu's wonderful. Why don't we pack up and go to Greece?' 'Very well, dear, if you like,' said Mother unguardedly. Escaping 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. 'Durrell has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentricities' Sunday Telegraph

The Corfu Trilogy

Gerald Durrell
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Author : Gerald Durrell
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780141911137

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The Corfu Trilogy by Gerald Durrell Pdf

The trilogy that inspired ITV's six part television series The Durrells. Three classic tales of childhood on an island paradise - My Family and Other Animals, Birds, Beasts and Relatives and The Garden of the Gods by Gerald Durrell - are available in a single edition for the first time in The Corfu Trilogy. Just before the Second World War the Durrell family decamped to the glorious, sun-soaked island of Corfu where the youngest of the four children, ten-year-old Gerald, discovered his passion for animals: toads and tortoises, bats and butterflies, scorpions and octopuses. Through glorious silver-green olive groves and across brilliant-white beaches Gerry pursued his obsession . . . causing hilarity and mayhem in his ever-tolerant family. Durrell's memories of those enchanted days gave rise to these three classic tales, loved by generations of adults and children alike, which are now available in one volume for the first time. 'He has an uncanny knack of discovering human as well as animal eccentrics' Sunday Telegraph 'A delightful book full of simple, well-known things: cicadas in the olive groves, lamp fishing at night, the complexities of fish and animals - but, above all, childhood moulded by these things' New York Times

Encounters with Animals

Gerald Durrell
Encounters with Animals Book PDF

Author : Gerald Durrell
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780141971308

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Encounters with Animals by Gerald Durrell Pdf

'I once travelled back from Africa on a ship with an Irish captain who did not like animals. This was unfortunate, because most of my luggage consisted of about two hundred odd cages of assorted wildlife . . .' Gerald Durrell's accounts of the animals he encountered on his travels were some of the first widely shared descriptions of the world's most extraordinary animals. Moving from the West Coast of Africa to the northern tip of South America - and elsewhere - Durrell observes the courtships, wars and characters of a variety of creatures, from birds of paradise, to ants and anteaters, among others. Told with his trademark charm and humour, Gerald Durrell's Encounters with Animals is a uniquely entertaining exploration of some of the world's most striking landscapes and the wildlife it is home to.

Three Singles to Adventure

Gerald Durrell
Three Singles to Adventure Book PDF

Author : Gerald Durrell
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781504042857

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Three Singles to Adventure by Gerald Durrell Pdf

Journey to South America on a search for endangered species with the author of My Family and Other Animals. In 1950, Gerald Durrell set off for British Guiana (now Guyana) to collect native wildlife and bring it back to his Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust on the island of Jersey in the English Channel. On his journey, Durrell experienced all kinds of adventures: some amusing, some thrilling, and some extremely irritating. He traveled up the Essequibo River into the lush tropical forests and trekked across a landscape teeming with life and color. He encountered the sakiwinki monkey and the sloth with curiously green fur, heard the horrifying sounds of rampaging piranhas, and learned how to lasso a galloping anteater. He even met an ill-tempered anaconda and an overly affectionate bird. This remarkable memoir will take you into a wild place in another time, accompanied by the highly entertaining naturalist whose writings inspired popular Masterpiece series The Durrells in Corfu. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Gerald Durrell including rare photos from the author’s estate.

Marrying Off Mother and Other Stories

Gerald Durrell
Marrying Off Mother and Other Stories Book PDF

Author : Gerald Durrell
Publisher : Arcade Publishing
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Short stories
ISBN : 1559701803

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Marrying Off Mother and Other Stories by Gerald Durrell Pdf

Collection of eight short stories by the author observing absurdity that abounds in the world.

Menagerie Manor

Gerald Durrell
Menagerie Manor Book PDF

Author : Gerald Durrell
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781504042604

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Menagerie Manor by Gerald Durrell Pdf

The beloved naturist and author of My Family and Other Animals shares the pleasures and pitfalls of opening a zoo on the English Channel Island of Jersey. Spurred by his passion for animals and a lifelong dream, in the spring of 1959 Gerald Durrell opened the Jersey Zoo—now known as the Durrell Wildlife Park—on the grounds of an old manor house. The menagerie provided a safe habitat for rare and endangered species and exposed its human visitors to the wonders of nature. Dealing with escapee animals and overdrawn bank accounts, Durrell soon discovered that owning and operating a fledgling zoo was no easy task. But despite the setbacks, these charming, often hilarious stories make clear that, for Durrell, ensuring the park’s success and helping the creatures he loved so dearly was worth any obstacle. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Gerald Durrell including rare photos from the author’s estate.

Catch Me a Colobus

Gerald Durrell
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Author : Gerald Durrell
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781447214120

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Catch Me a Colobus by Gerald Durrell Pdf

A pot-pourri of humorous animal anecdotes concocted by the famous wildlife lover, leading conservationist and award-winning author of My Family and Other Animals. Endearingly funny, occasionally outrageous, Catch me a Colobos is classic Gerald Durrell. Hectic, hilarious days at his Jersey zoo and forays to various corners of the earth to rescue animal species in danger of extinction provide a series of wonderful stories that are wry, witty and wonderful. Apes get loose, tigers get pregnant and women fall by the droves for a handsome zoo keeper . . .

The Aye-Aye and I

Gerald Durrell
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Author : Gerald Durrell
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780141971292

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The Aye-Aye and I by Gerald Durrell Pdf

'In the gloom it came along the branches towards me, its round, hypnotic eyes blazing, its spoon-like ears turning to and fro independently like radar dishes . . . it was Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky come to life . . . one of the most incredible creatures I had ever been privileged to meet.' The fourth largest island in the world, Madagascar is home to woodlice the size of golf balls, moths the size of Regency fans and the Aye-Aye, a type of lemur held by local superstion to be an omen of death. But when Gerald Durrell visited the island, the destruction of the forests meant that the Aye-Aye and many other creatures were in danger of extinction. Told with his unique sense of humour and inimitable charm, Gerald Durrell's The Aye Aye and I is the final adventure from one Britain's best loved conservationists.

Birds, Beasts and Relatives

Gerald Durrell
Birds Beasts and Relatives Book PDF

Author : Gerald Durrell
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780241981665

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Birds, Beasts and Relatives by Gerald Durrell Pdf

The follow up to My Family and Other Animals and the second book in The Corfu Trilogy, the beloved books that inspired ITV's television series The Durrells. In this second collection of tales concerning the Durrell family on the island of Corfu, young Gerry continues to be captivated by the fascinating flora and fauna of their adopted home - much to the bemusement and upset of his long suffering siblings and mother. Whether it's lamp fishing by night or roving the countryside with his mentor Theodore, Gerry encounters intoxicated hedgehogs, tarantulas, dung beetles, water spiders and other animals, some of which become the family's very unwanted pets.

The Garden of the Gods

Gerald Durrell
The Garden of the Gods Book PDF

Author : Gerald Durrell
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780241981689

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The Garden of the Gods by Gerald Durrell Pdf

The third book in The Corfu Trilogy (after My Family and Other Animals and Birds, Beasts and Relatives), the beloved books that inspired ITV's television series The Durrells. Just before the Second World War the Durrell family decamped to the glorious, sun-soaked island of Corfu where the youngest of the four children, ten-year-old Gerald, discovered his passion for animals: toads and tortoises, bats and butterflies, scorpions and octopuses. Through glorious silver-green olive groves and across brilliant-white beaches Gerry pursued his obsession . . . causing hilarity and mayhem in his ever-tolerant family.

My Family Is a Zoo

K. A. Gerrard
My Family Is a Zoo Book PDF

Author : K. A. Gerrard
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781619638525

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My Family Is a Zoo by K. A. Gerrard Pdf

Everyone in my family has a special friend! My daddy has an elephant. My grandma has a bunny. My cousin has a kangaroo. And me? I have a bear! Pile in with the whole family--and more than a few of their favorite animals--for a special car ride. With loving hugs and furry cuddles on every page, and a heartwarming surprise from Mommy at the end, this audio eBook is one family trip you won't want to miss!