Table Of ContentContents Foreword by Professor Craig E. FranklinChapter One:First EncounterChapter Two:MalinaChapter Three:RescueChapter Four:BurdekinChapter Five:The Crocodile HunterChapter Six:ZooChapter Seven:Stacks of FunChapter Eight:Egg StealingChapter Nine:"I Know What We Have to Do"Chapter Ten:Animal PlanetChapter Eleven:Bindi SueChapter Twelve:The Crocodile KidChapter Thirteen:On the Road AgainChapter Fourteen:Coming BackChapter Fifteen:Baby BobChapter Sixteen:AntarcticaChapter Seventeen:The School of the BushChapter Eighteen:Batt ReefChapter Nineteen:Steve's Whale OneCome Join UsCondolenceGlossary of Australian TermsAcknowledgments
SynopsisWhen Terri Raines was twenty-seven years old, she took a vacation that changed her life. Leaving behind her wildlife rescue work in Oregon, Terri traveled to Australia, and there, at a small wildlife park, she met and fell in love with a tall, blond force of nature named Steve Irwin. They were married in less than a year, and Terri eagerly joined in Steve's conservation work. The footage filmed on their crocodile-trapping honeymoon became the first episode of The Crocodile Hunter,and together, Steve and Terri began to change the world. InSteve & Me,Terri recounts the unforgettable adventures they shared -- wrangling venomous snakes, saving deadly crocodiles from poachers, swimming among humpback whales. A uniquely gifted naturalist, Steve was first and foremost a wildlife warrior dedicated to rescuing endangered animals -- especially his beloved crocs -- and educating everyone he could reach about the importance of conservation. In the hit TV shows that continue to be broadcast worldwide, Steve's enthusiasm lives on, bringing little-known and often-feared species to light as he reveals and revels in the wonders of our planet. With grace, wit, and candor, Terri Irwin portrays her husband as he really was -- a devoted family man, a fervently dedicated environmentalist, a modest bloke who spoke to millions on behalf of those who could not speak for themselves.Steve & Meis a nonstop adventure, a real-life love story, and a fitting tribute to a man adored by all those whose lives he touched, written by the woman who knew and loved him best of all., Steve had a broad, easy smile and the biggest hands i had ever seen. I could tell by his stature and stride that he was accustomed to hard work. He came up to me and, with a broad Australian accent, said, "G'day, mate." Uh-oh, i thought. I'm in trouble. I'd never, ever believed in love at first sight. But I had the strangest, most overwhelming feeling that it was destiny that took me into that little wildfire park that day. Book jacket.