The weather in England that summer had been so awful that Gerald'smother sold the family house and took her children to live on theMediterranean island of Corfu. Between lessons, the ten-year-oldGerald was free to walk round the sunny island and discover thewonderful people and animals living there. This is the story ofGerald's adventures with the fascinating animals of Corfu, and, ofcourse, with his surprising family and their friends.