![]() ![]() But the glory of each essay lies in Childs's ability to portray the sometimes brutal beauty of the wilderness, to capture the individual essence of wild creatures, to transport the reader beyond the human realm and deep inside the animal kingdom. ![]() 12, 2007 Naturalist and essayist Childs ( House of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the American Southwest, 2007, etc.) celebrates wild creatures met in wild places. Whether recalling the experience of being chased through the Grand Canyon by a bighorn sheep, swimming with sharks off the coast of British Columbia, watching a peregrine falcon perform acrobatic stunts at 200 miles per hour, or engaging in a tense face-off with a mountain lion near a desert waterhole, Craig Childs captures the moment so vividly that he puts the reader in his boots.Įach of the forty brief, compelling narratives in The Animal Dialogs focuses on the author's own encounter with a particular species and is replete with astonishing facts about the species' behavior, habitat, breeding, and lifespan. THE ANIMAL DIALOGUES UNCOMMON ENCOUNTERS IN THE WILD by Craig Childs RELEASE DATE: Dec. Craig Childs The Animal Dialogues Audio CD Unabridged, Januby Craig Childs (Author) 342 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 10.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 19.38 37 Used from 1.99 5 New from 18.99 5 Collectible from 34. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. ![]() From one of the finest nature writers at work in America today-a lyrical, dramatic, illuminating tour of the hidden domain of wild animals. All about The Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild by Craig Childs. ![]()
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