Gerald Durrell byl spisovatelem s mimořádným talentem pro pozorování a humorné vyprávění. Jeho díla, inspirovaná dětstvím na Korfu a pozdějšími expedicemi, s láskou a vtipem zachycují svět přírody i lidské povahy. Durrell s vášní a bystrostí popisuje svá setkání s tvory i lidmi, čímž čtenáře přenáší do exotických krajin i do srdce divočiny. Jeho styl je plný energie a radosti ze života, což z něj činí nezapomenutelného vypravěče.
This picture book combines an adventure story with an introduction to the world of animals. It recounts the story of Great-Uncle Lancelot, who, together with his great-niece and great-nephews, embarks on a journey in an ecological flying machine to meet some of the world's most interesting animals.
The weather in England that summer had been so awful that Gerald's mother sold the family house and took her children to live on the Mediterranean island of Corfu. Between lessons, the ten-year-old Gerald was free to walk round the sunny island and discover the wonderful people and animals living there. This is the story of Gerald's adventures with the fascinating animals of Corfu, and, of course, with his surprising family and their friends. Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities, an interactive MultiROM, and exciting, fully dramatized audio for every story, the new edition of the series makes reading motivating for students while making it easy for you to develop their reading and language skills. •Carefully graded, beautifully illustrated stories •Fully dramatized audio recordings featuring native-speaker actors, music, and sound effects •Integrated activities to develop reading skills and increase active vocabulary •Seven pages of grammar activities in every book •Interactive MultiROM containing a range of activities and games (for every book) •Two personalized projects in every book
El original estilo narrativo de Gerald Durrell, combinación de varios géneros, como el retrato de gentes y lugares, la autobiografía y el relato humorístico, explica el gran éxito obtenido desde el día de su publicación por MI FAMILIA Y OTROS ANIMALES. Primera parte de su divertida trilogía de Corfú, proseguida con «Bichos y demás parientes» (BA 0502) y «El jardín de los dioses» (BA 0503), presenta una ágil y graciosa galería de personajes: Larry ¿el futuro autor del «Cuarteto de Alejandría»¿ y sus estrafalarias amistades, mamá Durrell y su inagotable sentido común, Spiro ¿el corfuano angloparlante¿ y toda una serie de animales retratados como sólo puede hacerlo quien a lo largo de toda una vida los ha tratado con inteligencia y ternura.
