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 Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger by Mittelbach, Margaret |
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Brief Description A comical yet true account of the search for the near mythical Tasmanian Tiger. Illustrated with artwork - crafted from organic materials picked up on the journey - this book brings the tiger back to life, and recounts the story of the authors' charming and hilarious expedition. |
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Author Information Naturalists MARGARET MITTELBACH and MICHAEL CREWDSON have joined forces on numerous articles for the New York Times and other publications, employing their dry wit and off-kilter sensibilities to reveal nature in the strangest places. Their previous book, Wild New York, uncovered the city's unsung wonders. They give frequent talks and lectures, and live in Brooklyn. ALEXIS ROCKMAN'S artwork is in the Guggenheim museum, the Boston Museum of Fine arts, and the Saatchi collection. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, Travel & Leisure, Discover and Natural History. |
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Author Profile Naturalists MARGARET MITTELBACH and MICHAEL CREWDSON have joined forces on numerous articles for the New York Times and other publications, employing their dry wit and off-kilter sensibilities to reveal nature in the strangest places. Their previous book, Wild New York, uncovered the city's unsung wonders. They give frequent talks and lectures, and live in Brooklyn. ALEXIS ROCKMAN'S artwork is in the Guggenheim museum, the Boston Museum of Fine arts, and the Saatchi collection. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, Travel & Leisure, Discover and Natural History. |
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Synopsis A colourful, comical yet true account of the search for the near mythical Tasmanian Tiger. The last known Tasmanian Tiger died in Hobart Zoo in 1936. This sleek, carnivorous marsupial hasn't been seen (alive) since and is considered to have been hunted to extinction. But when Brooklyn naturalists Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson stumbled across an ancient stuffed tiger in their local Natural History museum, they were immediately smitten. With their friend, artist Alexis Rockman, they embarked upon a treasure hunt to try to find surviving tigers in the Tasmanian jungle. Journeying through the intoxicating landscape, they encountered Tasmanian devils and wombats, fervent tiger hunters and bushrangers, and scientists who could have come straight from Jurassic Park. Illustrated with Rockman's artwork - originally crafted from organic materials picked up on the journey - this hugely engaging book vividly brings the tiger back to life, and recounts the story of a charming and hilarious expedition. |
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