Título:
Among the islands / Tim Flannery.
ISBN:
9780802120403
Autor personal:
Información de publicación:
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2012]
[Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West
©2011
Descripción física:
246 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Nota general:
Originally published: Melbourne : Text Pub., 2011.
Contenido:
pt. 1. In the realm of the Sunbird. Woodlark, the wandering isle ; Arrival of the Snake Man ; Alcester, the lonely isle ; Goodenough not near enough ; Island of lepers -- pt. 2. Bismarck's Isles. Manus ; New Ireland, and travelling in time -- pt. 3. The Solomon Islands. Guadalcanal : emperor, king, and Little Pig ; Probing towards the summit ; Makira's mysterious rat ; Malaita ; The face never seen ; Poncelet's giant and the last great forest -- pt. 4. Fiji and New Caledonia. Bats at the limit ; Fiji's garden Isle ; Nouvelle Calédonie ; The mystery of Mont Panié.
Síntesis:
A scientist credited with discovering more species than Darwin recounts the first major trips of his career, several expeditions to often remote Pacific islands where he found amazing animals, harsh weather, strange local taboos, and dense jungle.
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Término geográfico:
DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:
ocn814230235
Disponibilidad:
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