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Lädt ... The Great Penguin Rescue: 40,000 Penguins, a Devastating Oil Spill, and the Inspiring Story of the World's Largest Animal Rescuevon Dyan Denapoli
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. The author provides an incredible amount of information about penguins!!! But the complete story of this particular rescue of such a large group of them was so detailed and descriptively told! Just amazing. And of course it wasn't just a description of the penguins---it was about the people, the wonderful people, in huge numbers, who worked so hard at this terribly difficult task. deNapoli really gave you a feel for the entire experience---you could almost see, smell and feel the whole thing through her words. After writing the above paragraph I did read the earlier review and yes, there was lots of repetition, but perhaps because I was reading the book in small pieces rather than in more lengthy reading periods, it did not bother me as much---certainly not enough to reduce my rating of the book. I am a huge penguin lover and was very excited to read this book. DeNapoli was part of an impressive and commendable penguin rescue off the coast of South Africa following an oil spill that put half of the world's African Penguin population at risk. The book has the makings for a great read but unfortunately suffers from an apparent lack of editing. The first several chapters are cloyed by paragraphs that contain sentences which restate the same idea, only somewhat differently. Such lack of editing results in added time just to get through even after we understand the point. Primarily the paragraphs involving self-reflection or statements of feeling are very wordy. Overall the paragraphs could have been tightened. I would have preferred a better edited book and had a sinking feeling just reading it. I wondered, what would others think? In some cases three or more sentences could be condensed into one sentence for a more compelling read. Such lack of editing results in a longer than necessary book and most likely will frustrate those readers who value tight writing. I for one was frustrated. Take the above paragraph in my review as an intentional example of poor editing. I could have more effectively stated that 'deNapoli frequently restates ideas within sentences or paragraphs of each other, though in slightly different ways (or in ways that could have been inferred from other sentences), thus resulting in an overall longer and less effective book. I prefer tighter paragraphs and thus put down this book midway through the third chapter, never to return' I don't believe deNapoli is a writer by trade so I blame the editors here. I hate to turn anybody off from an informative story about penguins, so I recommend giving the book a shot if you aren't like me and suffer from an unlikeable tendency to edit. Zeige 3 von 3
The Great Penguin Rescue is a powerful story, one that needs to be heard. Not just to find out what occurred in South Africa eleven years ago, but so that we know, even though tragedies like this will keep occurring, there is hope. http://www.birderslibrary.com/reviews... An oil rescue done right: In the wake of the BP disaster and its botched bird recovery, it’s gratifying to read Dyan deNapoli’s new book. In it, the New England Aquarium penguin expert describes the successful effort to rescue 20,000 oiled African Penguins in South Africa in 2000. The lesson: When the job is done right, birds can be saved and returned to the wild. http://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/en/G... "The Great Penguin Rescue vividly brings to life the environmental catastrophe that can follow an oil spill..." And "The animated movie Happy Feet, which is based on the life of the emperor penguin, was the third-highest-grossing animated film of all time. Quite apart from introducing penguins and their ways to a vast audience, it brought to the fore their plight in a world increasingly dominated by human activity, and in which threats to them only continue to multiply. As great as the threats portrayed by the film were, they pale when compared to those documented in The Great Penguin Rescue." http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archi... "DeNapoli, who works at Boston’s New England Aquarium, oversaw the saving of 19,000 penguins who were caught in an oil spill off South Africa in 2000. Nearly half the world’s population of African penguins was in immediate peril, and she was among the 100 wildlife experts called to help supervise the thousands of other volunteers who needed to scrub the oil from each individual bird. It’s real-life eco-thriller — with a happy ending." http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/... "It’s hard to imagine a silver lining coming out of a story about an oil spill, but if there ever were one, it would be The Great Penguin Rescue. Ten years before the disastrous BP oil spill still plaguing the Gulf Coast, another massive spill off the coast of South Africa put the local population of 75,000 penguins – 41 percent of the world’s penguin population – at serious risk. Without missing a beat, animal expert Dyan deNapoli (understandably known more often as “the Penguin lady”) jumped into action, eventually gathering a team of 1,250 volunteers who individually scrubbed the oil from and nursed back to life nearly all the 40,000 affected birds in what became the world’s biggest ever animal rescue. For those still hoping for a March of the Penguins sequel this is the perfect, adorable solution, as well as another stark reminder of the dangers of environmental irresponsibility." http://www.thedailybeast.com/gallerie... Auszeichnungen
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On June 23, 2000, the iron-ore carrier MV Treasure, en route from Brazil to China, foundered off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, spilling 1,300 tons of oil into the ocean and contaminating the habitat of 75,000 penguins. Realizing that 41 percent of the world's population of African penguins could perish, local conservation officials immediately launched a massive rescue operation, and 12,500 volunteers from around the globe rushed to South Africa in hopes of saving the imperiled birds. Serving as a rehabilitation manager during the initial phase of the three-month rescue effort, Dyan deNapoli-better known as "the Penguin Lady" for her extensive work with penguins-and fellow volunteers de-oiled, nursed back to health, and released into the wild nearly all of the affected birds. Now, at the tenth anniversary of the disaster, deNapoli recounts this extraordinary true story of the world's largest and most successful wildlife rescue. When she first entered the enormous warehouse housing most of the 19,000 oiled penguins, the birds' total silence told deNapoli all she needed to know about the extent of their trauma. African penguins are very vocal by nature, prone to extended fits of raucous, competitive braying during territorial displays and pair-bonding rituals, but these poor creatures now stood silently, shoulder to shoulder, in a state of shock. DeNapoli vividly details the harrowing rescue process and the heartbreaking scenarios she came up against alongside thousands of volunteers: unforgettable images of them laboriously scrubbing the oil from every penguin feather and force-feeding each individually; the excruciatingly painful penguin bites every volunteer received; and the wrenching decisions about birds too ill to survive. She draws listeners headfirst into the exhausting physical and emotional experience and brings to life the cast of remarkable characters-from Big Mike, a compassionate Jiu-Jitsu champion with a booming voice, who worked every day of the rescue effort; to a man named Welcome, a.k.a. "the Penguin Whisperer," who had the amazing ability to calm any penguin he held in his arms; to Louis, a seventeen-year-old medical student who created a new formula for the highly effective degreaser used by the rescue mission-whose historic and heroic efforts saved the birds from near extinction. The extraordinary international collaboration of scientists, zookeepers, animal rescue groups, and thousands of concerned individuals helped save the African penguins-recently declared an endangered species-from an all-too-common man-made disaster. DeNapoli's heartwarming and riveting story is not just a portrait of these captivating birds, nor is it merely a cautionary tale about the environment. It is also an inspirational chronicle of how following one's passion can lead to unexpected, rewarding adventures-and it illustrates not only how people from around the world can unite for a greater purpose but how they can be extraordinarily successful when doing so. The Great Penguin Rescue will inspire listeners to believe they can make a difference. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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As another reviewer mentioned the book has one honking problem which is the amount of repeated material, both conceptually and word for word grammatically. For example saying the same thing 2, 3 or even 4 times closely together. Or in different parts of the book, whole paragraphs are seemingly cut and pasted with re-arrangement. As if deNapoli struck on a good idea and revisits it again and again for lack of anything new to say. However, I just let it go as the ramblings of an overly passionate person. Somehow it works in the end as a document of a passionate animal lover, there were times I choked up, real emotion was conveyed. It was published by Free Press which is an imprint of Simon and Schuster "Books for Young Readers" so presumably the repeating is for the benefit of younger readers. More likely the book was poorly edited, or padded for length, or both, but still has its moments and I learned a lot about this area of conservation which is new to me. deNapoli is to be admired. ( )