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My life with sea turtles : a marine biologist's quest to protect one of the most ancient animals on Earth
Figgener, Christine2024
Books, Manuscripts
Filled with reverence and wonder for the natural world, a marine biologist recounts her journey to Costa Rica where she worked to protect the sea turtles, inspiring readers to live their lives differently to ensure the survival of these oldest living creatures on Earth.
Main title:
My life with sea turtles : a marine biologist's quest to protect one of the most ancient animals on Earth / by Christine Figgener ; translated by Jane Billinghurst.
Author:
Figgener, ChristineBillinghurst, Jane, 1958-, translator
Imprint:
Vancouver : Greystone Books, 2024.©2024.
Collation:
255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 23 cm.
Notes:
"David Suzuki Institute."Originally published in German as: Meine Reise mit den Meeresschildkröten..Includes index.In English, translated from the German.
Contents:
PrologueFrom the nest out into the worldDiving in a sea turtle kindergartenComing of ageYou are what you eatThe voyages of sea turtlesSea turtle loveHomecomingThe life of a sea turtle biologistA new generation --Epilogue.
ISBN:
9781778400582 (hardback)
Dewey class:
BIOGRAPHY
Language:
EnglishGerman
Subject:
BRN:
510428
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | BIOGRAPHY FIGG | AvailableRecently returned |