A Zoo In My Luggage

 

Shirley J.     Adult Non-Fiction     The story of Gerald Durrell's trip to British Cameroon in 1957 and the 250 animals he captured that became his own Zoo.

A Zoo In My Luggage by Gerald Durrell   208 pages

Such a fun read.   Gerald Durrell's story telling is always chock fun of funny adventures and this expedition is no different.   Whether he is scurrying to pick up claw toed frogs liberated by a favorite chimp during his morning constitutional or drinking and dancing with the Fon of Bafut, Gerald is never at a loss for an amusing tale.   Glad his wife and secretary enjoy animals, too.  Wild baby animals can never have too many surrogate parents.  Gerry comes back with 250 animals for his Jersey Zoo prompting an English service worker to give him the title, "Blimey! You've got a Zoo in your luggage!"  I recommend this to anyone who loves the Durrell family as much I do.  A joy to read aloud, too, especially the native speak which Gerry is fluent in.