by Alexander Mc Call Smith (Author)
Precious Ramotswe is on holiday, staying with her Aunty Bee at safari camp deep in the Botswana countryside, and is excited when a new lion arrives. Not just any lion but an actor-lion called Teddy with his own film crew! But when the four-legged movie star goes missing the camp is thrown into confusion. Can the young detective and her resourceful new friend Khumo solve the mystery and find out where Teddy has gone? The search plunges the two young sleuths deep into the jungle. As they dodge the hippos and crocs they will need all their bravery and cleverness to catch their prize. Find out if they succeed as Alexander McCall Smith tells us the story of Precious and the Mystery of the Missing Lion.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 96
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Published: 30 Jul 2013
ISBN 10: 1846972558
ISBN 13: 9781846972553
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
'This delightful tale for children reveals how the young Precious became the crafty and intuitive private investigator we all know and love!'
* Western Morning News *Alexander McCall Smith is one of the world's most prolific and most popular authors. For many years he was a professor of Medical Law, then, after the publication of his highly successful No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, which has sold over twenty-five million copies, he devoted his time to the writing of fiction and has seen his various series of books translated into over forty-six languages and become bestsellers throughout the world. These include the '44 Scotland Street' novels, first published as a serial novel in 'The Scotsman', the Isabel Dalhousie novels, the Von Igelfeld series and the 'Corduroy Mansions' novels.