POMPEY WAS A PENGUIN: Hardback with Dust Jacket - Couverture rigide

Bagshawe, Thomas Wyatt

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1901037231 ISBN 13 : 9781901037234

Editeur : Reardon Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

POMPEY returned to his home in the Antarctic in August after an absence of one-and-a-half years. He was one of about twelve thousand Gentoo penguins which lived on three islands, North Island, Middle Island and South Island. This book is a simple account of Pompey's life during the following nine months. He goes swimming among the ice-foes; he fishes for shrimps; he escapes from his arch-enemy, the Leopard Seal; and he meets the charming Jenny who becomes his wife. Together they make a nest and rear two fine, fluffy chicks. It is an accurate description of the life of a Gentoo penguin, made interesting by Mr. Bagshawe's wide knowledge of penguin habits and the conditions in which they live. Before the time comes for the baby penguins to swim away from home, Pompey and Jenny and many of their neighbours have become intimate friends. ]oan Kiddell-Monroe's pictures are accurate and quite outstanding. They help to make a really exceptional book.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Author: Thomas Wyatt Bagshawe was born on 18 April 1901 He died on 28 January 1976. He joined the British Expedition to Graham Land, He and his companion spent a year alone in the Antarctic, the smallest and first British party ever to winter in Graham Land. Their base was at a place they called Water-Boat Point, one of the small group of islands off the Danco Coast. Here they lived in the middle of the penguin rookeries, and so had unrivalled opportunities for study. Published works: Two men in the Antarctic. An expedition to Graham Land, 1920-1922 and Pompey was a Penguin 1940

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Reardon Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1901037231
• ISBN 13: 9781901037234
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Kiddell Monroe Joan
• Nombre de pages: 68
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible