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Cat among the pigeons: animal myths, musings and matters of fact

By David , Muirhead

Book information

Publisher
Penguin Random House South Africa;Struik Nature
Year
2018
ISBN
9781775845133, 9781775845140, 1775845133
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (4388681 bytes)
Pages
152m pages : illustrations ; 23 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Animals;Animals -- Miscellanea

Description

Here's another batch of David Muirhead's unrespectable creatures, following his successful earlier volume of hilarious animal accounts (The Bedside Ark). It offers a wealth of accurate information on each of the profi led creatures, while revealing their softer sides and the near-human frailties from which they suffer – and temptations for which they fall. Delightful, humorous pen-and-ink sketches accompany many of the stories. Muirhead's mix of humour, mythology, anecdotal tales and folklore builds quirky and captivating portraits of each animal, and makes for a lighthearted, funny – as well as illuminating – read. This new anthology, offering something different from the standard collection of animal CVs, will appeal to anyone interested in humorous writing and the natural world, no matter their age (from teen to adult) or level of knowledge.

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