Adventures of a young naturalist : the Zoo Quest expeditions /

by Attenborough, David [author.]; Attenborough, David; Attenborough, David; Attenborough, David.

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BookPublisher: Rearsby : Clipper Large Print Books, 2019Edition: [New] edition.Description: 528 pages (large print) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white).ISBN: 9781528856478 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 508.092 ATTUniform titles: Zoo Quest expeditions.Subject(s): Attenborough, David, 1926- -- Travel | Zoo quest (Television program : 1954-1963) | Wild animal collecting | Large type books | Popular Science and Mathematics | Nature & the natural world: general interest

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Contents: Zoo quest to Guyana. Originally published: 1956 -- Zoo quest for a dragon. Originally published: 1957 -- Zoo quest in Paraguay. Originally published: 1959

Summary: In 1954, a young television presenter named David Attenborough 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 expeditions for the BBC. Now 'the greatest living advocate of the global ecosystem' this is the story of the voyages that started it all. 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 battled 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. The methods may be outdated now, but the fascination and respect for the wildlife, the people and the environment - and the importance of protecting these wild places - is not. 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 who is still doing so today.

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Standard print edition originally published: London: Two Roads, 2017.

Contents: Zoo quest to Guyana. Originally published: 1956 -- Zoo quest for a dragon. Originally published: 1957 -- Zoo quest in Paraguay. Originally published: 1959

In 1954, a young television presenter named David Attenborough 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 expeditions for the BBC. Now 'the greatest living advocate of the global ecosystem' this is the story of the voyages that started it all. 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 battled 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. The methods may be outdated now, but the fascination and respect for the wildlife, the people and the environment - and the importance of protecting these wild places - is not. 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 who is still doing so today.

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