My father, John Branfield, who has died aged 95, was an English teacher and novelist. His early books, including Flag in the Map (1960), Look the Other Way (1963) and In the Country (1966), were for adults, but he then began to write for teenagers, finding a wider audience through novels such as Nancekuke (1973) and The Fox in Winter (1980), which was runner-up for the Carnegie Medal for Writing. Continue reading...
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A landmark survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has revealed the once-endangered species is now thriving. The latest count of tortoises on the Seychelles atoll of Aldabra revealed that there are approximately 180,000 living on the islands. This is the highest figure ever recorded for the species and far exceeds the human […] The post Giant Tortoise Population is Thriving–Survey Finds 180,000 on One Island Chain appeared first on Good News Network.
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