Durrell, Gerald, 1925-1995,

My family & other animals / My family and other animals. Gerald Durrell. - 372 pages ; 20 cm.

"First published in Great Britain by Rupert Hart-Davis 1956" -- Title page verso.

Ten-year-old Gerald doesn't know why his older brothers and sisters complain so much. With snakes in the bath and scorpions on the lunch table, the family home on the Greek island of Corfu is a bit like a zoo so they should feel right at home . . . Gerald joyfully pursues his interest in natural history in the midsts of an unconventional and chaotic family life - all brilliantly retold in this very funny book.

10+ years.

9780141374109 (paperback)


Durrell, Gerald, 1925-1995 --Childhood and youth--Juvenile literature.
Durrell, Gerald, 1925-1995 --Homes and haunts--Greece--Corfu Island--Juvenile literature.
Durrell family--Juvenile literature.


Zoologists--Great Britain--Biography--Juvenile literature.


Corfu Island (Greece)--Description and travel--Juvenile literature.

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