Tortoise

Description

The book should appeal not only to tortoise lovers but also to readers of cultural histories around the world.

Peter Young is an independent scholar who lives in Crawley, West Sussex. He is the author of Swan (Reaktion Books, 2007). Timothy Tortoise, to whom this book is dedicated, has been a member of his family for more than 50 years.

Peter Young's Tortoise ... can be warmly recommended. -- Jonathan Bate The Times Peter Young is clearly a tortoise lover, and writes knowledgeably about the growing efforts to conserve these animals, both in and ex situ. But really, his whole book does its bit towards tortoise conservation, by raising the reader's awareness of the major part which tortoises have always played in human life. And Tortoise is not merely a fascinating and informative read - its a visual delight as well, with illustrations showing the use the artists of three millennia have made of tortoises to produce images as curious, comical or beautiful as the animals themselves International Zoo News