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Publication
Roaring Brook Press (2015), Edition: Illustrated, 144 pages
Description
"From Africa to Asia Pacific, from Europe to the United States of America, acclaimed authors/illustrators Ted and Betsy Lewin have roamed the earth taking on snakes, tracking mountain gorillas, and generally trying to avoid being eaten by various jungle creatures. Packed with pencil drawings, full-color illustrations, and captivating photographs, there is not a single dull moment as Ted and Betsy take the reader through their dramatic, funny, and often poignant stories...all true! A Neal Porter Book"-- "A first person account of two acclaimed author's and illustrator's travels throughout the world"--
Local notes
Horn Book Guide, 09/30/2015
Sharing small snippets from over forty years of their travels, the Lewins give readers glimpses of lion attacks, peculiarities of various outhouses, bargaining in a Moroccan bazaar, a roll call of the highly poisonous animals in Australia, and scary encounters with combatants in Africa. Armchair travelers will enjoy browsing through this compilation, generously illustrated with personal photographs and the Lewins' own sketches.
Sharing small snippets from over forty years of their travels, the Lewins give readers glimpses of lion attacks, peculiarities of various outhouses, bargaining in a Moroccan bazaar, a roll call of the highly poisonous animals in Australia, and scary encounters with combatants in Africa. Armchair travelers will enjoy browsing through this compilation, generously illustrated with personal photographs and the Lewins' own sketches.