'A marvellous book ... unputdownable ... utterly engaging'
- Telegraph
'An elegant and gently funny writer'
- The Times
'His writing is as impressive and as enjoyable as his TV programmes and there can be no higher praise'
- Daily Express
'A great educator as well as a great naturalist'
- Barack Obama
'Sir David is a wizard of television, and, like Gandalf or Dumbledore, he has a near-magical gift for combining warmth and gravitas . . . the man who, for me, exemplifies the best in British broadcasting'
- Louis Theroux
'When I was a young boy I used to love turning on the television and watching David's programmes and really feeling like I was either back out in Africa or I was learning about something magical and almost out of this planet'
- HRH Prince William