Status
Available
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Publication
Cape (1947), Edition: First American Edition, 352 pages
Description
Flat on his front, binoculars to his eyes, alone at dusk, Dick makes a remarkable discovery: two rare birds, never before seen in the British Isles. Captain Flint and his crew decide to consult an expert to confirm the discovery. But when the man they ask turns out to have his collector's eye on the birds' eggs, not to mention skins, an enjoyable voyage around the Outer Hebrides becomes a desperate race to save the birds, and themselves...
User reviews
LibraryThing member jkepler
This was the last book in his Swallows and Amazons series, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. John, Susan, Titty, Roger, Nancy, Peggy, Dick, and Dorothea are on a voyage in the Shetlands when they find both the nests of a rare bird and an egg hunter who wants to kill the birds for the eggs... and you'll
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need to read it to see how the children's conservationism plays out. Show Less
LibraryThing member Figgles
Great Northern, great story! The Swallows, Amazons and D's have almost reached the end of a Hebridean sailing cruise with the Amazon's Uncle, Captain Flint when Dick, "ships naturalist", spots a breeding pair of Great Northern Divers - and Great Northerns "nest abroad". Puzzled he visits the motor
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yacht of a fellow birdman only to discover the man's an egg collector. Now he has to persuade Captain Flint to take the Sea Bear and her crew back to the nest site so Dick can take photographs to prove the birds are nesting, without giving away the location to the egg collector and without alerting the local Gaels. Some regard this one as metafiction within the S&A canon, but it again is packed with realism and a strong theme of conservation! Show Less
LibraryThing member tronella
A reread. The plot of this had completely left my memory, but then it's probably ten to fifteen years since I last read it. Nancy is still my favourite, but Dick is definitely the hero of GN (which gets quite intense at the end!).
LibraryThing member Kafahy
Just like the adventure, the story was slow starting but worth persevering with. Its good to have all the central characters in the final book.
Subjects
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1947
Physical description
352 p.; 5.71 inches
ISBN
0224606425 / 9780224606424