The Overloaded Ark will make you laugh, learn, and explore. Gerald Durrell is a rare and superbly talented writer/naturalist with much to offer young and mature readers alike.
Details
The Overloaded Ark was written by Gerald Durrell and published by Faber and Faber, London 1987.
This book was written in Durrell's endearing and jovial style and recounts his journey to the remote regions of West Africa to collect animals for his zoo.
Excerpt
"This is the chronicle of a six months' collecting trip that my companion and myself made to the great rain forests of the Cameroons, in West Africa. Our reasons for going on this trip were twofold: firstly, we wanted to collect and bring back alive some of the fascinating animals, birds, and reptiles that inhabit this region; secondly, we had both long cherished a dream to see Africa."
