Dining with the Durrells
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Explore the story of the Durrell family through the recipes and the food they enjoyed cooking and eating at parties, dinners and picnics in Corfu.







Explore the story of the Durrell family through the recipes and the food they enjoyed cooking and eating at parties, dinners and picnics in Corfu.
A collection of the very best of Gerald Durrell's writings, selected by his wife Lee Durrell. For The Best of Gerald Durrell she has chosen evocative, quirky, engaging and humorous pieces to give a wonderful picture of how his extraordinary life unfolded. Starting with his early naturalist days and the rapid development of his passion for animals, this anthology includes writings of his collecting trips to such places as Cameroon, Argentina and Madagascar, his growing concern about the nature of zoos, the emergence of his conservation plans, and the realization of his lifelong dream, a zoo of his own, and how it became a model for the future.
Bohatě ilustrovaná příručka provádí amatérské přírodovědce nejrůznějšími ekotypy, seznamuje s jejich nejtypičtějšími a nejzajímavějšími zástupci rostlin a živočichů, se změnami přírody v průběhu roku, zajímavostmi ze živé i neživé přírody. Autoři učí, jak se v přírodě správně chovat, co a jak sledovat, zaznamenávat a studovat, ale i jak přírodu chránit. Neméně zajímavá je i druhá část knihy s návody na zpracování a určování přírodnin, jejich preparaci a uchování, zakládání sbírek, ale i pěstování rostlin a chov živých exemplářů živočichů. V závěru je i krátký systematický přehled rostlin a živočichů.
Gerald and Lee Durrell's book is a richly illustrated guide to becoming an amateur naturalist that encourages readers to get outside and explore the world of nature first-hand. The book mixes practical tips (such as what to pack in a naturalist's daypack, how to take plaster casts of animal tracks, how to garden for wildlife, and how to use a hand lens) with detailed information about a wide variety of habitats (chaparral, grasslands, desert, tundra, deciduous woodlands, coniferous woodlands, tropical forest, mountain, ponds, streams, wetlands, cliffs, dunes, shores, oceans and more).