A Zoo in My Luggage

Recommended for all nature and travel lovers!

In 1957, the world-famous British naturalist Gerald Durrell went to Africa to collect a collection of animals for his zoo on the island of Jersey—a park of wild nature created to house and breed endangered species. “Zoo in My Luggage” is a thrilling and laugh-out-loud funny chronicle of his six-month journey.

Durrell describes nature, animals, and local residents in such detail and with such love that readers are fully immersed in this amazing world and feel as if they themselves are participating in the expedition. The author’s unshakable optimism and love for nature are incredibly contagious, and for many decades, children and adults alike have devoured Durrell’s books with delight—because they invariably fill us with joy of life and interest in the surrounding world.