| Timothy; Or, Notes of an Abject Reptile Contributor(s): Klinkenborg, Verlyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679737537 ISBN-13: 9780679737537 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2007 Annotation: Exploring the natural history of a tortoise by adopting its own sensibility, "Timothy" is the story of a creature whose real life was observed by the 18th-century curate Gilbert White, author of "The Natural history of Senborne." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.24" W x 7.98" (0.46 lbs) 192 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 109688 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Few writers have attempted to explore the natural history of a particular animal by adopting the animal's own sensibility. But Verlyn Klinkenborg has done just that in Timothy an insightful and utterly engaging story of the world's most famous tortoise, whose real life was observed by the eighteenth-century English curate and naturalist Gilbert White. For thirteen years, Timothy lived in White's garden. Here Klinkenborg gives the tortoise an unforgettable voice and keen powers of observation on both human and natural affairs. Wry and wise, unexpectedly moving and enchanting at every-careful-turn, Timothy surprises and delights. |