Gerald Durrell - a great writer, the famous traveler-naturalist - had a unique gift of the narrator and a subtle sparkling humor. His books have helped millions of children and adults around the world to take a fresh look at the world of wildlife and feel an integral part of it. In the novels "Only Animals" and "The Ark on the Island", the author tells about the realization of his most cherished dream - the creation of a zoo for his inconspicuous pets collected around the world, on the island of Jersey. Other books by Gerald Darrell on the website:Oslokrady. Speaking bundle. Rosie is my family.. The halibut fillet. Catch me the colobus . My family and other animals. Birds, Animals and Relatives . Garden of the Gods . New Noah . The Beasts in My Bed[edit] Anniversary of the Ark . Aye-aye and me. Meat Roll. Manor-beast . Under the canopy of a drunken forest . The Zoo in My Baggage . Overloaded Ark. Bafut Hounds . Three Tickets to Edvencher . The Way of the Kengurenka . Picnic and other ugliness . The Mockingbird . Golden Wings and Pink Pigeons . Naturalist on the fly . Land of Shorokhs