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Title
Adventures of a young naturalist
Type
Text
Contribution
Attenborough, David, 1926- author.
Subject
Attenborough, David, 1926-
Attenborough, David, 1926---Travel.
Wild animal collecting.
Zoology.
Zoological specimens--Collection and preservation.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General.
Genre Form
biographies
Language
English
Illustrative Content
illustrations
maps
Classification
LCC: QL61 .A86 2018 (Source: dlc)
DDC: 590 full (Assigner: dlc)
BIO023000 (Source: bisacsh)
SCI070000 (Source: bisacsh)
Identified By
Lccn: 2017048329
Content
text (Source: rdacontent)
Summary
"In 1954, David Attenborough, a young television presenter, was offered the opportunity of a lifetime--to travel the world finding rare and elusive animals for the London Zoo's collection, and to film the expedition for the BBC for a new show called Zoo Quest. This is the story of those voyages. Staying with local tribes while trekking in search of giant anteaters in Guyana, Komodo dragons in Indonesia, and armadillos in Paraguay, he and the rest of the team contended with cannibal fish, aggressive tree porcupines, and escape-artist wild pigs, as well as treacherous terrain and unpredictable weather, to record the incredible beauty and biodiversity of these regions. Written with his trademark wit and charm, Adventures of a Young Naturalist is not just the story of a remarkable adventure, but of the man who made us fall in love with the natural world and taught us the importance of protecting it--and who is still doing so today"-- Provided by publisher.
"In 1954, David Attenborough, a young television presenter was offered the opportunity of a lifetime - to travel the world finding rare and elusive animals for London Zoo's collection, and to film the expedition for the BBC for a new show called Zoo Quest"-- Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
Book one: Zoo quest to Guyana. To Guyana ; Tiny McTurk and cannibal fish ; The painted cliff ; Sloths and snakes ; Spirits in the night ; Shanties on the Mazaruni ; Vampires and Gertie ; Mr. King and the mermaid ; Return
Book two: Zoo quest for a dragon. To Indonesia ; The faithful Jeep ; Bali ; The animals of Bali ; Volcanoes and pickpockets ; Arrival in Borneo ; Charlie, the orangutan ; A perilous journey ; The Island of Komodo ; The dragons ; Postscript
Book three: Zoo quest to Paraguay. To Paraguay ; The decline of a luxury cruise ; Butterflies and birds ; Nests on the camp ; Beasts in the bathroom ; Chasing a giant ; Ranch in the Chaco ; Chaco journey ; A second search ; Moving a menagerie.
Authorized Access Point
Attenborough, David, 1926- Adventures of a young naturalist
Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v1.5.0-SNAPSHOT: 2019-06-13T12:39:24-04:00
Status: corrected or revised (c)
Encoding Level: prepublication
Description Conventions: isbdrda
Identified By: bf:Local, 20131256
Change Date: 2018-06-11T17:06:06
Creation Date: 2017-11-07
Source: DLC DLC
Description Language: English
Description Modifier: DLC
Description Authentication: pcc