David Attenborough Life Stories

Attenborough, Sir David

£20.00

This is Sir David looking at the wildlife that has captured his imagination and enthusiasm over his distinguished career in TV, then wildlife TV. It is a fascinating trip around the world in search of extraordinary plants and animals.

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Publish Date: 22/10/2009

Description

One of the nation’s most popular presenters examines twenty marvels of the natural world from his extraordinary and pioneering experiences.What was Sir David’s first pet? Which animal would he most like to be? What creature lays ‘the biggest egg in the world’? How do you communicate with an ancient nomadic community in Fiji? And what did Sir David do when confronted by a ten-foot-long reptile? His enthusiasm is as infectious as ever, and conveys a unique fascination on topics as diverse as the Sloth, Monstrous Flowers, the Platypus, Giant Birds, Dragons, the Fire Salamander, Faking Fossils, the Coelacanth, the Dodo, Bird’s-nest Soup and the Large Blue Butterfly. So listen to these stories to find out the real reason why animals sing, the story behind a 150-million-year-old feather and what it is about snakes that really unnerves Sir David.

3 CDs. 3 hrs 9 mins.

Additional information

Weight 183 g
Dimensions 125 × 142 × 25 mm
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English

Edition

Unabridged

Dewey

508 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K