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Akimbo and the Lions - Alexander McCall Smith

Description: ISBN 1405218126 / Author: Alexander McCall Smith / Genre: Junior Books / There's a hungry lion stealing cattle, and Akimbo's father has ... more

Akimbo and the Lions - Alexander McCall Smith ... to catch it! But instead, he traps a cub. The cub won't survive for long without its mother. Can Akimbo help save it? The second Akimbo adventure from Alexander McCall Smith.

Newest Review: ... achieved global recognition for his award winning No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. One daughter bought a selection of ... more

... books for her father for Christmas and the other ordered four books about Akimbo but hadn't realised until she arrived home at Christmas that they were for children, her Dad was quite happy to keep them though. So that is how I came to read this story and typical of me I should have read another book first as I believe this is second in the series, but they are stand alone books although mention was made to another book. Akimbo is a ten year old boy living with his parents on a game reserve in Africa. Typical boy he i...more

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Akimbo and the Lions - Alexander McCall Smith: I'm going on a Lion hunt! (420 words)
by - written on 20/01/09 (Very useful, 130 readings)
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Akimbo and the Lions is actually a book for children, aimed probably for 7 - 9 years, and I would say suitable for boys and girls, but I'm quite a bit older and did enjoy reading it! It would also be suitable to read to slightly younger children. Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over sixty books, now living in Edinburgh which is how my husband heard about him after an interview on local radio. He was born in Zimbabwe, but lived most of his life in Scotland. In 1999 he achieved global recognition for his award winning No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. One daughter bought a selection of books for her father for Christmas and the other ordered four ... Read the complete review