Penguins

by John A. Love

This top-selling series introduces the wild creatures of the world and examines the natural world. Good general introductions for ages 10+, these volumes contain the knowledge, personal experiences, and research of leading naturalists and scientists, accompanied by stunning photography. Unless otherwise noted (*), all volumes are sturdy paperback.

72 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1994

About the author

John A. Love was a Scottish naturalist. He was interested in animals from childhood. Joining the local Bird Club as a schoolboy in 1958 broadened his horizons, especially two summer weekend trips to the island of Handa, Sutherland in 1963 and 1964. In winter, evening lecturers at the bird club included Seton Gordon, George Waterston, and Lea MacNally – all eagle enthusiasts.

Love trained as a bird ringer and spent several school holidays as a volunteer helping to protect what were at the time Scotland’s only pair of nesting ospreys. He graduated Honours in Natural History at the University of Aberdeen and did three years post-graduate research on bird predators of bivalve mussels.

Love was Sea Eagle Reintroduction Project Officer for the Nature Conservancy Council between 1975 – 1985. From his base on the Isle of Rum, he managed the re-establishment of white-tailed eagles in Scotland, releasing a total of 82 young birds taken from nests in Norway.

Love later worked as an Area Officer for Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) for Uist, Barra and St Kilda and, after retirement, worked as an expert guest speaker for a cruise company, having written books on eagles, penguins, sea otters, St.Kilda, Rum, and even the natural history of lighthouses. Sea eagles remained his passion to the very end.