{"product_id":"9781405265348","title":"The Akimbo Adventures","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Alexander McCall Smith\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eGeneral fiction (Children's \/ Teenage)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 May 2015 by HarperCollins Publishers (Farshore) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Akimbo' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129mm | 190g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree classic adventure tales from the bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, now together in paperback for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Imagine living in the heart of Africa. Imagine living in a place where the sun rises every morning over blue mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Akimbo and his parents live on the edge of an African game reserve. It's his father's task to protect the thousands of amazing animals who make it their home, and wildlife-loving Akimbo dreams of helping him. In these three adventures, Akimbo protects elephants from poachers, saves a lion cub from a trap, and rescues a man from a crocodile!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This 3-in-1 collection contains Akimbo and the Elephants, Akimbo and the Lions and Akimbo and the Crocodile Man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fans of The Jungle Book and the Just So Stories will love these stories of wild animals and thrilling adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Alexander McCall Smith grew up in Zimbabwe and then moved to Scotland. He was a professor of Medical Law and has written almost 100 books, including the well-loved and bestselling No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. He lives in Edinburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Illustrator Peter Bailey has worked with some of Britain's best-known authors and poets, including Allan Ahlberg, Dick King-Smith, Michael Morpurgo and Philip Pullman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alexander McCall Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57006339227973,"sku":"9781405265348","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9781405265348.jpg?v=1769612294","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9781405265348","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}