{"product_id":"the-whispering-land-isbn-9780143037088","title":"The Whispering Land","description":"\u003cb\u003eFans of Gerard Durrell's beloved classic \u003ci\u003eMy Family and Other Animals, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was the inspiration for \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Durrells in Corfu \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eon Masterpiece PBS, and other accounts of his lifelong fascination with members of the animal kingdom will rejoice at \u003ci\u003eThe Whispering Land\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sequel to \u003ci\u003eA Zoo in My Luggage\u003c\/i\u003e, this is the story of how Durrell and his wife's zoo-building efforts at England's Jersey Zoo led them and a team of helpers on an eight-month safari in Argentina to look for South American specimens. Through windswept Patagonian shores and tropical forests in Argentina, from ocelots to penguins, fur seals to parrots, Durrell captures the landscape and its inhabitants with his signature charm and humor.The Whispering LandA Word in Advance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Customs of the Country\u003cbr\u003eThe Whispering Land\u003cbr\u003eA Sea of Headwaiters\u003cbr\u003eThe Golden Swarm\u003cbr\u003eThe Bulbous Beasts\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Customs of the Country\u003cbr\u003eJujuy\u003cbr\u003eA City of \u003ci\u003eBichos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVampires and Wine\u003cbr\u003eA Wagon-Load of \u003ci\u003eBichos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Customs of the Country\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStop Press\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\"Animals come close to being Durrell's best friends. . . . He writes about them with style, verve, and humor.\" —\u003cb\u003eTime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No one can be funnier than Mr. Durrell in relating his own adventures or the antics of the claw and paw set.\" —\u003cb\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerald Durrell \u003c\/b\u003ewas a British naturalist, writer, zookeeper, conservationist, and television presenter born in Jamshedpur, India, in 1925. A student of zoology, he founded the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust on the Channel Island of Jersey. He wrote many books about his life as an animal collector and enthusiast, the most famous being \u003ci\u003eMy Family and Other Animals, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was the inspiration for the Masterpiece PBS series \u003ci\u003eThe Durrells in Corfu. \u003c\/i\u003eHe passed away in 1995.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303743574245,"sku":"NP9780143037088","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143037088.jpg?v=1767742189","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-whispering-land-isbn-9780143037088","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}