She was 17-years-old on a Christmas Eve flight 40 years ago to join her father for Christmas when the unimaginable happened. The Lockheed L-188A Electra, on the way from Lima to Pucallpa, flew directly into a thunderstorm. A strike of lightning left the plane incinerated and Juliane Diller (Koepcke)
The Owl That Fell from the Sky: Stories of a Museum Curator
β Scribed by Gill, Brian
- Book ID
- 108629004
- Publisher
- Awa Press
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 310 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781877551499
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Natural history museums contain many thousands of zoological specimens and each has a tale to tell - often involving extraordinary people, daring explorations, unquenchable scientific curiosity, and strange coincidences. This perfectly presented book, with its engaging pictures, is rich in stories and unveils many secrets. The author is a fabulous storyteller, and this book will be loved by museum-goers, animal-lovers, and anyone with a curiosity about the natural world.
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