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Papa Goose

One Year, Seven Goslings, and the Flight of My Life

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Papa Goose

By: Michael Quetting, Stacey O'Brien - foreword, Jane Billinghurst - translator
Narrated by: Michael David Kirby
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About this listen

“Anyone who has ever loved will relate to this book as I did. I read it through the night, twice.” (Stacey O’Brien, author of Wesley the Owl)

The charming true story of one man’s journey to raise seven goslings in the name of science.

In Papa Goose, Michael Quetting shares the hilarious and moving true story of how he became a father to seven rambunctious goslings - and the surprising things he learned along the way. Starting right at the beginning, with the eggs, his journey takes him from the incubator all the way to the airstrip, where he must attempt to teach the geese to fly as part of an ambitious scientific research initiative for the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, which tracks animal migrations around the world.

For the next 11 months, we follow the newly minted dad as he takes the goslings on daily swims in the lake, tracks them down when they go astray, and watches their personalities develop: feisty, churlish, and lovable. Packed with charm and humor, Papa Goose quickly draws us into the adventure as Gloria, Nemo, and the rest of the crew conquer land, water, and air.

©2017; 2018 Ludwig Verlag, München, in the Random House GmbH publishing group; English translation by Jane Billinghurst (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
Animals Biological Sciences Birdwatching Outdoors & Nature Science Witty Funny

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