The Great Auk Escape
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Yellowed
In a world where extinction is forever, one remarkable bird refuses to accept its fate — The Great Auk Escape is a charming and inventive children's story that chronicles the improbable adventure of the Great Auk, a flightless seabird long declared lost to the world, as it outwits the humans determined to define its destiny. Peter Matthiessen, renowned for his passionate and authoritative voice on the natural world, brings both scientific reverence and storytelling warmth to this tale, crafting a narrative that is as playful as it is poignant. Illustrated with vivid, characterful artwork by William Pène du Bois, the book presents a seamless marriage of whimsical visual storytelling and Matthiessen's deeply felt concern for endangered species and the fragility of the natural order. Beneath its lighthearted surface, the story argues powerfully for empathy toward the creatures humanity has pushed to the brink — leaving young readers to wonder: what other wonders might still be out there, waiting to be found?
Author: Peter Matthiessen
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, Angus & Robertson
Genre: Childrens fiction
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Yellowed
In a world where extinction is forever, one remarkable bird refuses to accept its fate — The Great Auk Escape is a charming and inventive children's story that chronicles the improbable adventure of the Great Auk, a flightless seabird long declared lost to the world, as it outwits the humans determined to define its destiny. Peter Matthiessen, renowned for his passionate and authoritative voice on the natural world, brings both scientific reverence and storytelling warmth to this tale, crafting a narrative that is as playful as it is poignant. Illustrated with vivid, characterful artwork by William Pène du Bois, the book presents a seamless marriage of whimsical visual storytelling and Matthiessen's deeply felt concern for endangered species and the fragility of the natural order. Beneath its lighthearted surface, the story argues powerfully for empathy toward the creatures humanity has pushed to the brink — leaving young readers to wonder: what other wonders might still be out there, waiting to be found?