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Akimbo and the Lions (Hardcover)

by Alexander McCall Smith (Author), Mei-Yim Low (Illustrator), Mei-Yim Low (Illustrator)
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  • Hardcover: 64 pages
  • Publisher: Methuen young books (Mar 1992)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 041618586X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0416185867
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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A story set in Africa, with a conservation and wildlife theme, this is a sequel to "Akimbo and the Elephants". When Akimbo goes with his father on an expedition to deal with marauding lions, things do not quite turn out as planned, for they catch a lion cub. Can Akimbo keep him safe?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Akimbo Helps Save All the Animals, 29 May 2008
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This review is from: Akimbo and the Lions (Hardcover)
Although this book is described as being for the 4-8 year-old group, it seemed to me more like a 7-9 year-old book.

I was attracted to the book by realizing that the various animal-related stories that Alexander McCall Smith includes in his No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books were among my favorite parts of those books. It occurred to me that the Akimbo books might have such stories in them.

Well, not quite . . . but the series is full of Akimbo learning about wild animals, the threats to animals from people, and deals with the problems through Akimbo's brave deeds. Children like to see themselves playing important roles in the world, and Akimbo and the Lions is very good for appealing to that desire.

Akimbo's father works as a ranger at a game preserve in Africa where some near-by farmers have been losing cattle to lions. Akimbo's father is asked to do something and goes to trap the lion. The results end up differently than expected and Akimbo learns a lot about the challenges of balancing domestic and wild animals in the same areas. The story is a heart-warming one that both boys and girls will enjoy.

The book is nicely illustrated which adds to the realism of the story.
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