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Birds, beasts, and relatives / Gerald Durrell.

by Durrell, Gerald, 1925-1995.

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New York : Penguin Books, 2004.

Durrell, Gerald, 1925-1995.

Natural history -- Greece -- Corfu Island.

Zoologists -- Great Britain -- Biography.

Corfu Island (Greece) -- Description and travel.

Electronic Resource

http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0602/2004275138.html

Electronic Resource

http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0716/2004275138-d.html

0142004405 (pbk.)

9780142004401 (pbk.)

248 pages ; 20 cm

Conversation 1 -- Part 1 Perama -- Part 2 Kontokali -- Part 3 Criseda.

The Durrell family returns to live on the island of Corfu, and they continue the story begun in My Family and Other Animals. Already an ardent naturalist at the age of ten, the young Gerald lives in an unconventional and disordered household with his mother, sister and two brothers. Convivial and open, the family plays host to a constant stream of quirky guests. But for Gerald, the main attraction is the wildlife of Corfu. In the sun-lit olive groves or along the dusty roads lined with ancient cypresses, he spends hours observing and marvelling at the natural environment around him, watching busy lines of ants or peering down the burrows of trap-door spiders. He describes the midnight fishing trips, the collecting expeditions and the island's natural beauty with a child-like wonder that he never fails to impart to his reader.

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