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A naturalist's account of his childhood on the exotic Greek island—the inspiration for the Masterpiece TV series The Durrells in Corfu on PBS.When the Durrells could no longer endure the gray English climate, they did what any sensible family would do: sold their house and relocated to the sun-soaked island of Corfu.As they settled into their new home, hilarious mishaps ensued as a ten-year-old Gerald Durrell pur...

National Bestseller: The complete trilogy that inspired Masterpiece production The Durrells in Corfu in one volume.The tales of a naturalist and his family, who left England for the Greek island of Corfu—where they interacted with fascinating locals of both human and animal varieties—these memoirs have become beloved bestsellers and inspired the delightful series that aired on PBS television.Included in this three-book collection are:My ...

The author of the Corfu Trilogy—the inspiration for the Masterpiece production T he Durrells in Corfu— reflects on a life spent among humans and animals.In My Family and Other Animals and its sequels, Gerald Durrell writes of his family's antics during their time on the Greek island of Corfu. In his later memoirs, he vividly describes his expeditions to other, faraway places.In Fillets of Plaice, ...

The author of The Corfu Trilogy—the inspiration for the Masterpiece production The Durrells in Corfu —recounts his family's time on a Greek island.In the years before World War II, Gerald Durrell's family left the gloomy shores of England for the sun-drenched island of Corfu. Against this picturesque backdrop, Durrell fondly recalls his family's disorderly household and outrageous antics, including their interactions with...

From the author of the Corfu Trilogy, which inspired the Masterpiece TV series The Durrels in Corfu , a zookeeper recounts bringing his dream zoo to life.The first word Gerald Durrell could say with any clarity was "zoo." Animals were his passion. His early years in India were full of routine visits to the local zoo, and if his nursemaid attempted to deviate from this routine, the result was usually a tantrum.Year...

25 Short Stories for Bilingual Kids is the perfect language learning tool for children and adults alike. Featuring 25 classic short stories with easy-to-understand vocabulary, this book is ideal for parents who want to read to their young children or for children aged 5 to 10 who are ready to read independently. Designed to help children learn and practice a new language, each story introduces simple phrases and words that enhance language comprehension and speaking skills.This bil...

Travel to Mauritius on a quest to save endangered species with the British naturalist whose work inspired Masterpiece production The Durrells in Corfu.The green and mountainous island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean was once the home of the ill-fated dodo. The island saw many other animals vanish from its soil, and by the 1970s, numerous species were close to being eliminated. Enter Gerald Durrell.Durrell sets out on a search for...

Travel to the wilds of Cameroon with the conservationist whose writing inspired Masterpiece production The Durrells in Corfu on PBS.In 1949, Gerald Durrell embarks with fellow zoologist Kenneth Smith on an expedition to collect rare animals in the British Cameroons in West Central Africa. There, he meets the Nero-like local ruler, the Fon of Bafut, who likes a man who can hold his liquor—will Durrell be able to get on hi...

'The sky turns the colour of a jay's eye. The sea turns a deep royal purple. The mist lifts in quick, lithe ribbons, like a conjuring trick. Before us lies the island…'It's 1935, and an eccentric English family – four children, their widowed mother, and Roger the dog – arrives on the sun-soaked shores of Corfu to start a new life.For eleven-year-old Gerry Durrell, the extraordinary landscape provides the perfect playground. Its exotic fauna inspires a life-long fas...

The inspiration for the PBS Masterpiece series, The Durrells in Corfu: A naturalist's childhood adventures with animals—and humans—on a Greek island.For a passionate animal lover like young Gerald Durrell, the island in the Ionian Sea was a natural paradise, teeming with strange birds and beasts. As he writes . . ."To me, this blue kingdom was a treasure house of strange beasts which I longed to collect and observe, and at first it was frust...

From the author of the Corfu Trilogy, which inspired the Masterpiece TV series The Durrells in Corfu , a comic novel about a boy who inherits an elephant.When his uncle passes away unexpectedly, young Adrian Rookwhistle's inheritance turns his humdrum life upside down. Instead of a manor house, Adrian has been bequeathed Rosy, an elephant whose predilection for fine spirits leads to high jinks far beyond the means of a sh...

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 wonder...