Beasts in My Belfry - Pan Heritage Classics

Written with Gerald Durrell's usual sharp eye for observing humour in any situation, Beasts in my Belfry will delight fans both old and new.At the age of two I made up my mind quite firmly and unequivocally that the only thing I wanted to do was study animals. Nothing else interested me.Beasts in My Belfry is a charming account of Gerald Durrell's first job in 1945 as a student keeper at Whipsnade Zoo. Over a year, we encounter a typically absurd cast - including Albert the lion, who's a dab hand at ventriloquism, and Teddy the brown bear, with whom the young Durrell sings duets. With notebook and pen in hand, the eager young Durrell observes his co-workers and animal charges alike. Whether getting dirty mucking out the buffalo enclosure or attempting to cajole a jitter-bugging gnu into a transportation crate, life at the zoo is certainly never boring.

ISBN:	9781509815364
Publisher:	Pan Macmillan
Imprint:	Pan Books
Published date:	12 Jan 2017
DEWEY:	636.0889092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	186
Weight:	144g
Height:	199mm
Width:	131mm
Spine width:	2mm

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