Gerald Durrell bol autorom s mimoriadnym talentom na pozorovanie a humorné rozprávanie. Jeho diela, inšpirované detstvom na ostrove Korfu a neskoršími expedíciami, s láskou a vtipom zachytávajú svet prírody aj ľudskú povahu. Durrell s vášňou a bystrosťou opisuje svoje stretnutia so zvieratami aj ľuďmi, čím čitateľov prenáša do exotických krajín aj do srdca divočiny. Jeho štýl je plný energie a radosti zo života, čo z neho robí nezabudnuteľného rozprávača.
This picture book combines an adventure story with an introduction to the world of animals. It recounts the story of Great-Uncle Lancelot, who, together with his great-niece and great-nephews, embarks on a journey in an ecological flying machine to meet some of the world's most interesting animals.
The weather in England that summer had been so awful that Gerald's mother sold the family house and took her children to live on the Mediterranean island of Corfu. Between lessons, the ten-year-old Gerald was free to walk round the sunny island and discover the wonderful people and animals living there. This is the story of Gerald's adventures with the fascinating animals of Corfu, and, of course, with his surprising family and their friends.
