03207cam a2200325 4500 528359340 TxAuBib 20211107120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781328473530 1328473538 B0742ZWZY9 Amazon 65989799-ca54-492f-abb0-7624f7719852 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3368661 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Aldred, James. The Man Who Climbs Trees [Libby] : The Lofty Adventures of a Wildlife Cameraman. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 23MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 22MB. Biography & Autobiography. Nature. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>"[A] white-knuckled adventure through some of the most spectacular forests in the world."—<i>The Washington Post</i></b></p> <p>Every child knows the allure of climbing trees. But how many of us get to make a living at it, spending days observing nature from the canopies of stunning forests all around the world? As a wildlife cameraman for the BBC and <i>National Geographic</i>, James Aldred spends his working life high up in trees, poised to capture key moments in the lives of wild animals and birds.</p> <p>Aldred's climbs take him to the most incredible and majestic trees in existence. In Borneo, home to the tallest tropical rain forest on the planet, just getting a rope up into the 250-foot-tall trees is a challenge. In Venezuela, even body armor isn't guaranteed protection against the razor-sharp talons of a nesting Harpy Eagle. In Australia, the peace of being lulled to sleep in a hammock twenty-five stories above the ground— after a grueling day of climbing and filming—is broken by a midnight storm that threatens to topple the tree. In this vivid account of memorable trees he has climbed ("Goliath," "Apollo," "Roaring Meg"), Aldred blends incredible stories of his adventures in the branches with a fascination for the majesty of trees to show us the joy of rising—literally—above the daily grind.</p> <p>"An addictive book for nature lovers."—<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></p>"A book of heart-stopping bravery and endurance, packed with astonishing—and sometimes gruesome—encounters with wild creatures. James Aldred is an old-school hero, and his thrilling recollections of a life of adventure driven by a love for trees will give you new reverence for the beauties and mysteries of the natural world."—Helen MacDonald, author of <i>H Is for Hawk</i>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=65989799-ca54-492f-abb0-7624f7719852&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=65989799-ca54-492f-abb0-7624f7719852&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=65989799-ca54-492f-abb0-7624f7719852&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)