A thrilling story of Africa, snakes and a dangerous mission, from the bestselling author of the No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. Akimbo always looks forward to Uncle Peter's visits, because Uncle Peter has a very exciting job: he runs a snake park!
Akimbo goes to the rescue of a zoologist who is injured on his father's game preserve.
On the African game preserve where his father works, Akimbo devises a dangerous plan to capture a ring of elephant poachers.
A Professor Dr. von Igelfeld Entertainment (1) Alexander McCall Smith. VIN IAGE CANADA EDITION, 2004 Text copyright © zoo; Alexander McCall Smith Illustrations copyright 0 Iain McIntosh All rights reserved under International and ...
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