Akimbo and the Elephants

By Smith, Alexander Hanchett & Pham, LeUyen

Publishers Summary:
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 Elephants, ivory poachers are killing grown elephants for their tusks and leaving the calves to die. When the authorities fail to turn up new leads, Akimbo sets out to save the elephants by posing as a hunter himself.

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ISBN
978-1-58234-686-1
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on November 1, 2005

Gr 2-3 The author of the adult -The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - mystery series originally published these delightful children's stories in Great Britain in the early 1990s. His short, illustrated chapter-book adventures will transport American readers to the plains of Africa where Akimbo lives with his parents on a Kenyan game reserve. His father works as a park ranger...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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