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The Owl That Fell from the Sky

- Stories of a Museum Curator

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  • Format
  • Bog, paperback
  • Engelsk
  • 152 sider

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Natural history museums contain many thousands of zoological specimens and each has a tale to tell - often involving extraordinary people, daring explorations, unquenchable scientific curiosity, and strange coincidences. This perfectly presented book, with its engaging pictures, is rich in stories and unveils many secrets. Read about: the fate of a tortoise given as a gift by Captain Cook; the epic international voyage of the biggest known moa egg; the admiration induced by an ape from the jungles of Borneo; the barn owl of mysterious origins; the unfortunate fate of an angry young elephant; the quest to discover how a New Zealand heron turned up in a Florence museum; the strange arrival of an Australian banjo frog and many other mind-boggling mysteries. The author is a fabulous storyteller, and this book will be loved by museum-goers, animal-lovers, and anyone with a curiosity about the natural world.

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Detaljer
  • SprogEngelsk
  • Sidetal152
  • Udgivelsesdato01-01-2013
  • ISBN139781877551130
  • Forlag Awa Press
  • FormatPaperback
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  • Vægt272 g
  • Dybde1,5 cm
  • coffee cup img
    10 cm
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    14,4 cm
    16,7 cm

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