Synopses & Reviews
There's something about danger that author-artist Ted Lewin can't seem to resist. He has:
-- swum with hungry sharks!
-- been chased by angry bears!
-- snuck up on sleeping tigers!
-- come face-to-face with venomous rattlesnakes
...and lived to tell his story!
Risking his life to take photographs as risky as the jacket image pictured above, thrill seeker Ted Lewin fills the pages of Tooth and Claw with stories, drawings, and photos that could have been his last. Animal and adventure enthusiasts, get ready to sink your teeth into this one!
Synopsis
Risking his life to take photographs, the thrill-seeking author and illustrator shares the stories of his adventures: Of swimming with sharks, sneaking up on tigers, and coming face-to-face with venomous rattlesnakes. Illustrations.
Synopsis
Rugged traveler Ted Lewin has
- swum with hungry sharks!
- been chased by angry bears!
- snuck up on sleeping tigers!
- come face-to-face with venomous snakes!
... and lived to tell his story!
Risking his life to take dozens of shots as risky as the jacket photo, this thrill seeker fills the pages of Tooth and Claw with stories, drawings, and photos that very well could have been his last!
About the Author
Ted Lewin grew up in an old frame house in Buffalo, New York, with two brothers, one sister, two parents, a lion, an iguana, a chimpanzee, and an assortment of more conventional pets. The lion was given to his older brother, Don, while he was traveling as a professional wrestler, and he shipped it home. The family kept Sheba in the basement fruit cellar until Don returned and their mother convinced him to give it to the Buffalo zoo.
Ted always knew he wanted to be an illustrator. As a child he copied the work of illustrators and painters he admired, including N. C. Wyeth, Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Vel?zquez, and Goya. When it came time to go to art school (Pratt), he needed to earn money to finance his education. So, following in his brother?s footsteps, he took a summer job as a wrestler -- the beginning of a 15-year part-time career that eventually inspired his autobiographical book I Was a Teenage Professional Wrestler. Ted?s career as an artist began with illustrations for adventure magazines, and it?s only over the last several years that he has devoted his time to writing and illustrating children?s books. "I?m having more fun doing this than anything I?ve ever done before," he says. He is an avid traveler, and many of his books are inspired by trips to such places as the Amazon River, the Sahara Desert, Botswana, Egypt, Lapland, and India. His Market!, published in 1996, showcases markets around the world, from Uganda to Ireland to Ecuador.
Touch and Go is a collection of stories about the adventures Ted had while researching his books. Gorilla Walk is his first collaboration with his wife, Betsy, and is about their trek to see the mountain gorillas in Uganda. They?ve just completed their second collaboration, Elephant Quest, set in the Okavango Delta of Botswana. Ted?s current project is about a Civil War drummer boy.
Ted and Betsy live in Brooklyn, New York, where they share their home with two cats, Slick and Chopper.