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Catch Me a Colobus (Hardcover)

by Gerald Durrell (Author), Edward Mortelmans (Illustrator)

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Hardcover: 221 pages
Publisher: Viking Adult; 2nd.Printing edition (October 3, 1972)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0670206628
ISBN-13: 978-0670206629
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gerald at his best!, November 6, 2004

By	W. Ramsey "jonas1685" (Kansas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Catch ME a Colobus (Paperback)

So, what do you think when you hear about a Duchess who collects money for charity? That she is old, tweedy, smells of spaniels. That is what Gerald thought until he met the melting eyed beauty to whom he eagerly gives all his money, and discovers that she was the tweedy duchess.Hmm.. The encounters in the zoo are hilarious, apes get loose, tigers get pregnant and women fall by the droves for a handsome zoo employee. It is endearing, funny and occasionally outrageous and Gerald's language is so evocative, you imagine the scene, however implausible and cannot stop laughing for it.

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All books by Gerald Durrell are great and this is one of them. Wise, funny, informative, and kind, his books always make my life brighter.

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3.0 out of 5 stars One of Durrells animal collecting exhibitions., August 4, 2000

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A journey to west africa to collect endangered species for his zoo in Jersey where he preserved animals against extinction. Durrell funded his zoo greatly with his writing. This is one of his books describing the trials and tribulations of finding and catching animals in the wild. A good read for what it is.

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