by Gerald Durrell · Editorial Debate, S.A, Madrid · tapa dura · ISBN 9788474444391
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The Guardian is a charming children's book by Gerald Durrell that tells the story of a zookeeper who goes around every day greeting his animal friends. One day, while visiting the marmosets, he witnesses a seagull attacking a baby marmoset and decides to intervene. This moving story highlights the value and dedication of the guardian, showing how his love for animals leads him to protect and care for them at all times. An ideal read for children who love nature and animals.
Gerald Malcolm Durrell was a British naturalist, writer, zookeeper, conservationist, and television presenter. He was born in Jamshedpur in British India, and moved to England when his father died in 1928. In 1935 the family moved to Corfu, and stayed there for four years, before the outbreak of World War II forced them to return to the UK. In 1946 he received an inheritance from his father's will that he used to fund animal-collecting trips to the British Cameroons and British Guiana. He married Jacquie Rasen in 1951; they had very little money, and she persuaded him to write an account of his first trip to the Cameroons. The result, titled The Overloaded Ark, sold well, and he began writing accounts of his other trips. An expedition to Argentina and Paraguay followed in 1953, and three years later he published My Family and Other Animals, which became a bestseller.
