Birds, Beasts and Relatives

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.br>br>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.br>br>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.br>br>''A wild and amusing chronicle'' Daily Expressbr>br>''This book, an evocation of a budding naturalist''s life as a boy on Corfu, will delight many readers, even those who can''t stand spiders...'' Evening Standardbr>br>''Delightful, charming, funny'' The Times>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gerald Durrell
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 01.04.2017
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Guide e manuali > Natura
• EAN: 9780241981658
• ISBN: 978-0-241-98165-8
• Numero di pagine: 256
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 13 x 19.8 x 1.7 cm
• Serie: The Corfu Trilogy; The Corfu Trilogy
• Categorie: Comedy, Nature, biography, Birds, Animals, TRAVEL / Europe / Greece, SCIENCE / Natural History, Autobiography, Greece, natural history, Back to nature, Lawrence Durrell, Greek Islands, c 1930 to c 1939, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Sociology: family and relationships, Chris Packham, travel non-fiction, biographies and autobiographies, bird books, robert mcfarlane books, wilding isabella tree, back to you, Melissa Harrison, my family and other animals, you & me (you & me series book 1), the odyssey homer, taschen greek myths, travel adventure, wild child dara mcanulty, dara mcanulty diary of a young naturalist, the corfu trilogy, emma mitchell, athens travel guide, rough guide greece, great adventure bible