Cap'n Kangaroo

Close on the heels of his best-selling foray into the subject of global warming(The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth), zoologist and Australian of the Year, Tim Flannery, returns to his roots with a new book called Chasing Kangaroos. Writing in the Times' books pages, William Grimes gives it a thumbs-up.