Last of the Curlews is a novel, a fictionalized account of the life of the last Eskimo curlew. It was written by Fred Bodsworth, a Canadian newspaper reporter and naturalist, and published in 1954.
The story follows the bird throughout a year during its migration to South America and return to the Canadian Arctic in search of a mate. Although somewhat anthropomorphic in parts, the book paints a realistic and detailed picture of this bird's life and behaviour.
The book may have been somewhat premature in that there were confirmed sightings of this bird in 1963 and there were a number of unconfirmed sightings after that date. However, this bird may now be extinct.
Television adaptation
The book was made into an animated film by Hanna-Barbera Productions.[2] The English original version was narrated by Ross Martin, who became famous as the character Artemus Gordon in the original TV series version of The Wild Wild West. This film was first shown on October 4, 1972 as the first ABC Afterschool Special.[3] It was given an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Children's Programming in 1973.[4][5]
^Sennett, Ted (1989). The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. Studio. pp. 210–213. ISBN978-0670829781. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 238–240. ISBN0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
^Barbera, Joseph (1994). My Life in "Toons": From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century. Atlanta, GA: Turner Publishing. pp. 191–192, 216. ISBN1-57036-042-1.
last, curlews, novel, fictionalized, account, life, last, eskimo, curlew, written, fred, bodsworth, canadian, newspaper, reporter, naturalist, published, 1954, first, editionauthorfred, bodsworthillustratort, shorttcountrycanadalanguageenglishpublisherdodd, me. Last of the Curlews is a novel a fictionalized account of the life of the last Eskimo curlew It was written by Fred Bodsworth a Canadian newspaper reporter and naturalist and published in 1954 Last of the CurlewsFirst editionAuthorFred BodsworthIllustratorT M ShorttCountryCanadaLanguageEnglishPublisherDodd Mead 1 Publication date1955Media typePrint hard and paperback Contents 1 Plot introduction 2 Television adaptation 3 Editions 4 ReferencesPlot introduction EditThe story follows the bird throughout a year during its migration to South America and return to the Canadian Arctic in search of a mate Although somewhat anthropomorphic in parts the book paints a realistic and detailed picture of this bird s life and behaviour The book may have been somewhat premature in that there were confirmed sightings of this bird in 1963 and there were a number of unconfirmed sightings after that date However this bird may now be extinct Television adaptation EditThe book was made into an animated film by Hanna Barbera Productions 2 The English original version was narrated by Ross Martin who became famous as the character Artemus Gordon in the original TV series version of The Wild Wild West This film was first shown on October 4 1972 as the first ABC Afterschool Special 3 It was given an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Children s Programming in 1973 4 5 Editions EditThe 1988 edition ISBN 1 887178 25 2 includes a foreword by the Pulitzer Prize winning poet W S Merwin and an afterword by the Nobel Laureate physicist Murray Gell Mann References Edit www worldcat org Retrieved 2015 12 28 Sennett Ted 1989 The Art of Hanna Barbera Fifty Years of Creativity Studio pp 210 213 ISBN 978 0670829781 Retrieved 2 June 2020 Woolery George W 1989 Animated TV Specials The Complete Directory to the First Twenty Five Years 1962 1987 Scarecrow Press pp 238 240 ISBN 0 8108 2198 2 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Barbera Joseph 1994 My Life in Toons From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century Atlanta GA Turner Publishing pp 191 192 216 ISBN 1 57036 042 1 The Last of the Curlews 1972 Movies amp TV Dept The New York Times Baseline amp All Movie Guide 2009 Archived from the original on 2009 07 20 Retrieved 2008 09 13 This article about a 1950s novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte This article about a Canadian novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Last of the Curlews amp oldid 1135291075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
