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Akimbo and the Elephants

By: Alexander McCall Smith
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd
ISBN: 1405218118
ISBN-13: 9781405218115
Released: 04 Apr 2005
RRP: £3.99
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Akimbo Versus the Ivory Poachers - By: Donald Mitchell, 28 May 2008
Although this book is described as being for the 4-8 year-old group, it seemed to me more like a 7-9 year-old book that might well appeal more to boys than to girls (based on having had two of each in our family).

I was attracted to the book by realizing that the various animal-related stories that Alexander McCalll Smith includes in his No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books were among my favorite parts of those books. It occurred to me that the Akimbo books might have such stories in them.

Well, not quite . . . but the series is full of Akimbo learning about wild animals, the threats to animals from people, & deals with the problems through Akimbo's brave deeds. Children like to see themselves playing important roles in the world, & Akimbo & the Elephants is very good for appealing to that desire.

Akimbo's father works as a ranger at a game preserve in Africa where some near-by villagers have been killing elephants to take the tusks to sell to ivory carvers. Akimbo decides that he will put a stop to this practice, & his adventures provide for a good story that will keep your attention . . . even if you are well over the age of 9.

The book is nicely illustrated which adds to the realism of the story.