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The Whispering Land - by Gerald Durrell (Paperback)

Name: The Whispering Land - by Gerald Durrell (Paperback)
Brand: Penguin Publishing Group
SKU: 92764670
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Fans of Gerard Durrell's beloved classic My Family and Other Animals, which was the inspiration for The Durrells in Corfu on Masterpiece PBS, and other accounts of his lifelong fascination with members of the animal kingdom will rejoice at The Whispering Land.
About the Author: Gerald Durrell was a British naturalist, writer, zookeeper, conservationist, and television presenter born in Jamshedpur, India, in 1925.
240 Pages
Nature, Animals

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About the Book

"First published in Great Britain by Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd. 1961"--Title page verso.

Book Synopsis

Fans of Gerard Durrell's beloved classic My Family and Other Animals, which was the inspiration for The Durrells in Corfu on Masterpiece PBS, and other accounts of his lifelong fascination with members of the animal kingdom will rejoice at The Whispering Land.

The sequel to A Zoo in My Luggage, 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.

Review Quotes

"Animals come close to being Durrell's best friends. . . . He writes about them with style, verve, and humor." --Time

"No one can be funnier than Mr. Durrell in relating his own adventures or the antics of the claw and paw set." --The Christian Science Monitor

About the Author

Gerald Durrell was a British naturalist, writer, zookeeper, conservationist, and television presenter born in Jamshedpur, India, in 1925. A student of zoology, he founded the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust on the Channel Island of Jersey. He wrote many books about his life as an animal collector and enthusiast, the most famous being My Family and Other Animals, which was the inspiration for the Masterpiece PBS series The Durrells in Corfu. He passed away in 1995.

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Dimensions (Overall): 7.74 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .47 Inches (D)

Weight: .36 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 240

Genre: Nature

Sub-Genre: Animals

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Theme: Wildlife

Format: Paperback

Author: Gerald Durrell

Language: English

Street Date: May 30, 2006

TCIN: 92764670

UPC: 9780143037088

Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-3978

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.47 inches length x 5.2 inches width x 7.74 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.36 pounds

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