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Akimbo and the Lions Reprint Edition
Contributor(s): McCall Smith, Alexander, Pham, Leuyen (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0006300489     ISBN-13: 9781582346878
Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Books
OUR PRICE:   $9.85  
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Published: September 2005
* Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Ten-year-old Akimbo lives on a game preserve in Africa. His father is the head ranger, and Akimbo is eager to help him whenever he can--even if it means getting into some pretty dangerous situations.
In "Akimbo and the Lions," Akimbo helps his father set a trap for a lioness that has been attacking cattle on nearby farms. But when the lion they catch turns out to be a cub, Akimbo must find a way to care for the young lion until it's old enough to be released in the wild.

Additional Information
Library of Congress Subjects:
01
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Lions, Tigers, Leopards, Etc.
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa
- Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Chapter Books
LCCN: Lion; Fiction.
Series: 23
 
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Contributor Bio(s): Smith, Alexander McCall: -

Alexander McCall Smith has written more than 50 books, including the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency mysteries and The Sunday Philosophy Club. A professor of medical law at Edinburgh University, he was born in what is now Zimbabwe.

Pham, LeUyen: - LEUYEN PHAM worked in animation before turning to children's books. She wrote and illustrated Big Sister, Little Sister and The Bear Who Wasn't There, and is the illustrator of numerous other picture books. Ms. Pham lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband.