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Gerald Durrell


(Gerald Malcolm Durrell)
UK flag (1925 - 1995)
Brother of Lawrence Durrell

Gerald "Gerry" Malcolm Durrell, OBE was a naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author and television presenter. He founded what is now called the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust and the Jersey Zoo (now renamed Durrell Wildlife) on the Channel Island of Jersey in 1958, but is perhaps best remembered for writing a number of books based on his life as an animal collector and enthusiast.
 

Genres: Children's Fiction
 
Series
Corfu Trilogy
   1. My Family and Other Animals (1956)
   2. Birds, Beasts and Relatives (1969)
   3. The Garden of the Gods (1978)

     aka Fauna & Family

   The Corfu Trilogy (2006)
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Puppy Tale
   Puppy's Beach Adventure / Puppy Goes To The Seaside (1993)
   Puppy's Field Day (1993)
   Puppy's Pet Pals (1993)
     aka Puppy Goes to Pets Day
   Puppy's Wild Time (1993)
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Novels
   The Donkey Rustlers (1968)
   Rosy Is My Relative (1968)
   The Talking Parcel (1974)
     aka Battle for Castle Cockatrice
   The Mockery Bird (1981)
   The Fantastic Flying Journey (1987)
   The Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure (1989)
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Collections
   The New Noah (1955)
   Fillets of Plaice (1971)
   The Picnic (1980)
   Marrying Off Mother (1991)
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Anthologies edited
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Picture Books show
 
Non fiction show
 


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