{"product_id":"carnivorous-nights-on-the-trail-of-the-tasmanian-tiger-paperback","title":"Carnivorous Nights: On the Trail of the Tasmanian Tiger - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Mittelbach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Crewdson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexis Rockman\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacking an off-kilter sense of humor and keen scientific minds, Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson, along with renowned artist Alexis Rockman, take off on a postmodern safari. Their mission? Tracking down the elusive Tasmanian tiger. Tragically, this mysterious, striped predator was hunted into extinction in the early part of the twentieth century. Or was it? \u003cbr\u003eJourneying first to the Australian mainland and then south to the wild island of Tasmania, these young naturalists brave a series of bizarre misadventures and uproarious wildlife encounters in their obsessive search for the long-lost beast. Filled with Rockman's stunning drawings of flora and fauna originally crafted from river mud, wombat scat, and even the artist's own blood, Carnivorous Nights is a hip and hilarious account of an unhinged safari, as well as a fascinating portrayal of a wildly unique part of the world.\u003cbr\u003eCarniverous Nights is: \u003cbr\u003eOne of the New York Public Library's \"25 Books to Remember from 2005\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age, 2006 selection\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacking an off-kilter sense of humor and keen scientific minds, authors Margaret Mittelbach and Michael Crewdson take off with renowned artist Alexis Rockman on a postmodern safari. Their mission? Tracking down the elusive Tasmanian tiger. This mysterious, striped predator was once the world's largest carnivorous marsupial. It had a pouch like a kangaroo and a jaw that opened impossibly wide to reveal terrifying choppers. Tragically, this rare and powerful animal was hunted into extinction in the early part of the twentieth century. Or was it? \u003cbr\u003eJourneying first to the Australian mainland and then south to the wild island of Tasmania, these young naturalists brave a series of bizarre misadventures and uproarious wildlife encounters in their obsessive search for the long-lost beast. \u003cbr\u003eFrom an ancient cave featuring an aboriginal painting of the tiger to a lab in Sydney where maverick scientists are trying to resurrect the animal through cloning, this intrepid trio comes face-to-face with blood-sucking land leeches and venomous bull ants, a misbehaving wallaby who invades their motel room, and a crew of flesh-eating, bone-crunching Tasmanian devils gorging on roadkill. \u003cbr\u003eThey bond with trappers, bushwackers, and wildlife experts who refuse to abandon the tiger hunt, despite the paucity of evidence. Sifting through local myths, bar-room banter, and historical accounts, these environmental detectives sweep readers into a world where platypus' swim, kangaroos roam, and a large predator with a pouch was-or perhaps still is-queen of the jungle. \u003cbr\u003eFilled with Alexis Rockman's stunning drawings of flora and fauna--made from soil, wombat scat, and the artist's own blood-Carnivorous Nightsis a hip and hilarious account of an unhinged safari, as well as a fascinating portrayal of a wildly unique part of the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARGARET MITTELBACH\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMICHAEL CREWDSON\u003c\/b\u003e regularly join forces for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications, employing their dry wit to reveal nature in the strangest of places. Their previous book, \u003ci\u003eWild New York\u003c\/i\u003e, uncovered the unsung natural wonders of the city that never sleeps. They give frequent talks and lectures on wildlife, and live in Brooklyn. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexis Rockman\u003c\/b\u003e's artwork examines the history of how nature is portrayed, and is in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and London's Saatchi Collection. He has also contributed artwork to several books, including Future Evolution, by Peter Ward, a prediction of the future of the global ecosystem. He lives and works in New York and has traveled around the world experiencing the wild firsthand.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752257814816,"sku":"9780812967692","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/74d790dc255d59958b19753a20bfbfdc.webp?v=1779991403","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/carnivorous-nights-on-the-trail-of-the-tasmanian-tiger-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}