Wild Life
Amazing Animals, Extraordinary People, Astonishing Places
$31.87
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2010
Summary
Even as a young child, Simon King was passionate about the natural world. Expressed in a variety of ways, from keeping faintly rotting animal parts in his underwear drawer (as a 10-year-old), to making several hundred films about wildlife, his enduring interest in all things wild and free has been a way of, rather than a part of his life.
Being savaged by a rabid cheetah, charged at by rhinos and elephants and defecated upon by a long list of birds and other animals may sound like hel…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340981078 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340981075 |
| Author: | Simon King |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2010 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
His book is packed with wild encounters - Independent
This is a heart-warming, engagingly honest read - ScotsmanEach year, I read scores of applications from university zoological courses, describing what motivates the students to want to the study the subject. I’m willing to bet that, next year, WILD LIFE will crop up on their lists of inspirational reading. - BBC Wildlife MagazineFascinating…Simon’s passion is infectious, as anyone who’s watched his programmes knows, and his enthusiasm pours from every word in his new book - Beautiful BritainWhether in front of the camera explaining the mysteries of the natural world … or behind it as a skilled operator, King is one of the most engaging of natural history presenters and the prose in his autobiography, Wild Life, is every bit as addictive. - ScotsmanAbout The Author
Simon King
Simon King was born in Nairobi, but moved to the UK in 1964 and has been working as a natural history film-maker for almost thirty years. Simon has worked on programmes such as Big Cat Diary and Blue Planet and presents Springwatch and Autumnwatch. He has received EMMY, BAFTA and RTS awards for his work and was awarded the OBE in 2010.
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