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The Eighth Continent:: Life, Death, and Discovery in the Lost World of Madagascar - Couverture souple

Tyson, Peter

 
9780380794652: The Eighth Continent:: Life, Death, and Discovery in the Lost World of Madagascar
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0380794659 ISBN 13 : 9780380794652
Editeur : Harper Perennial, 2001

Synopsis

Madagascar, the world's fourth-largest island, is a land where lizards scream and monkey-like lemurs sing songs of inexpressible beauty. Where animals and plants that went extinct elsewhere millions of years ago -- tenrecs, fossa, upside-down trees -- thrive in a true Lost World. Where the ancestors of the Malagasy, as the island's eighteen tribes are collectively known, come alive in rollicking ceremonies known as "turning the bones." Here, join Peter Tyson on a diverting odyssey with four scientists out to plumb the natural and cultural mysteries of this extraordinary land.

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À propos de l'auteur

Peter Tyson is on-line producer of NOVA, the PBS science series. A science writer for seventeen years, he has written for the Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times, and other magazines and newspapers. He lives in Arlington, Massachusetts, with his wife and three children.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Madagascar, the world's fourth-largest island, is a land where lizards scream and monkey-like lemurs sing songs of inexpressible beauty. Where animals and plants that went extinct elsewhere millions of years ago -- tenrecs, fossa, upside-down trees -- thrive in a true Lost World. Where the ancestors of the Malagasy, as the island's eighteen tribes are collectively known, come alive in rollicking ceremonies known as "turning the bones." Here, join Peter Tyson on a diverting odyssey with four scientists out to plumb the natural and cultural mysteries of this extraordinary land.

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Éditeur
Harper Perennial
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0380794659
ISBN 13 
9780380794652
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
416
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