David Alderton is an English writer specialising in

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and

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topics. Growing up in a home surrounded by pets, he originally trained to become a veterinary surgeon. An allergic dermatitis acquired in his final year of study forced a change of career however, and so led him into the field of writing about pets and their care. He has since become a regular contributor of articles on this subject to a wide range of newspapers and magazines in the UK and abroad, and also participates frequently in radio and television programmes. As of 2010 his books have sold over five million copies, and have been translated into 30 different languages. Alderton's titles have won awards in the US from the Cat Writers' Association of America and the Maxwell Medallion from the Dog Writers' Association of America, as well as being nominated for the Sir Peter Kent Conservation Book Prize. He has also chaired the National Council for Aviculture, the umbrella organisation for bird-keeping clubs and associations in the UK.National Council for Aviculture
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Selected bibliography

* ''Animals'', published by Amber Books LTD, 2009 * ''Encyclopedia of Aquarium and Pond Fish'', published by

Dorling Kindersley Dorling Kindersley Limited (branded as DK) is a British multinational publishing company specialising in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 63 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of German media cong ...

, 2008 * ''Your Dog Interpreter'', published by

Reader's Digest ''Reader's Digest'' is an American general-interest family magazine, published ten times a year. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, it is now headquartered in midtown Manhattan. The magazine was founded in 1922 by DeWitt Wallace and his wi ...

, 2007 * ''Firefly Encyclopedia of the Vivarium'', published by Firefly Books, 2007 * ''Chinchillas'' (Animal Planet Pet Care Library), published by

TFH Publications TFH Publications is an American book publisher based in New Jersey. It specializes in books about pets. In 1997 the owner, Herbert R. Axelrod sold the company to Central Garden & Pet Company of California for $70 million. Its publications incl ...

, 2007 * ''Young at Heart'' (Caring for the Older Dog), published by Reader's Digest, 2007 * ''Your Cat Interpreter'', published by Reader's Digest, 2006 * ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds of the World'' (with illustrator Peter Barrett), published by Southwater, 2004 * ''Horses'' (DK Pockets), published by Dorling Kindersley, 2003 * ''Smithsonian Handbook : Dogs'', published by Dorling Kindersley, 2002 * ''Smithsonian Handbook : Cats'', published by Dorling Kindersley, 2002 * ''Hamster'' (Collins Family Pet Guides), published by Collins, 2002 * ''Budgerigar'' (Collins Family Pet Guides), published by Collins, 2002 * ''The Small Animals Question and Answer Manual'', published by Barron's Educational, 2001 * ''Hounds of the World'' (with photographer Bruce Tanner), published by Swan Hill Press, 2000 * ''Rodents of the World'' (with photographer Bruce Tanner), published by Cassell, 1999 * ''Foxes, Wolves & Wild Dogs of the World'' (with photographer Bruce Tanner), published by Cassell, 1998 * ''Wild Cats of the World'' (with photographer Bruce Tanner), published by Cassell, 1993 * ''Eyewitness Handbook of Cats'', published by Dorling Kindersley, 1992

References

External links

petinfoclub.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alderton, David English male writers 1956 births Living people