{"product_id":"timothy-or-notes-of-an-abject-reptile-9780679737537","title":"Timothy; Or, Notes of an Abject Reptile","description":"Few writers have attempted to explore the natural history of a particular animal by adopting the animal's own sensibility. But Verlyn Klinkenborg has done just that in \u003ci\u003eTimothy\u003c\/i\u003e an insightful and utterly engaging story of the world's most famous tortoise, whose real life was observed by the eighteenth-century English curate and naturalist Gilbert White. For thirteen years, Timothy lived in White's garden. Here Klinkenborg gives the tortoise an unforgettable voice and keen powers of observation on both human and natural affairs. Wry and wise, unexpectedly moving and enchanting at every-careful-turn, \u003ci\u003eTimothy\u003c\/i\u003e surprises and delights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Verlyn Klinkenborg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.24w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679737537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e109688 \/ Timothy, Or, Notes of an Abject Reptile\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/28\/2007 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVerlyn Klinkenborg is the author of \u003ci\u003eMaking Hay\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rural Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Fine Time\u003c\/i\u003e. A member of the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Klinkenborghas been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He lives in upstate New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44456481357939,"sku":"9780679737537","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b0d1513b-39bf-464c-9480-83d98dbdf349.jpg?v=1773751277","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/timothy-or-notes-of-an-abject-reptile-9780679737537","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}