Beasts in My Belfry

Product Description A charming account of Gerald Durrell's first job as a student keeper in Whipsnade Park in 1945.'A hilarious record that no Durrell fan will want to miss.' Sunday Telegraph'A loving chronicle of jitter-bugging gnus, singing duets with a bear, stealing eggs to feed the Arctic foxes, practising tiger sniffs...Highly entertaining and informative.' The Times'Durrell manages to convey not only that he loves animals, but that he enjoys lie too - and wants you to enjoy it with him.' Daily Mirror About the Author Gerald Durrell was one of Britain's best loved authors and pioneering naturalists. His books, such as the bestselling My Family and Other Animals which celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2006, continue to entertain generations of children and adults alike.The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust is an international conservation charity with headquarters in Jersey, UK.'A renegade who was right . . . He was truly a man before his time' Sir David Attenborough