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Akimbo and the Snakes

Akimbo and the Snakes( 1 customer ratings | )
Illustrator: Pham, LeUyen
Author: McCall Smith, Alexander
Series title:Akimbo Ser.
ISBN:978-1-58234-705-9
Publication Date:Sep 2006
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Imprint:Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $9.95
Book Description:

Akimbo can't believe his luck when his father allows him to visit his uncle Peter's snake park. And when a local village calls to report a sighting of a green mamba snake--the rarest and most deadly one of all--Akimbo hopes to help his uncle catch it for the park. But little does he expect to find himself trapped face to face with the deadliest of reptiles.

Bestselling novelist Alexander McCall Smith brings the majesty and dangers of Africa to life in this vividly imagined...
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Book Details
Pages:80
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General
Juvenile Fiction / Places / Africa
Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Reptiles & Amphibians
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.27 x 7.6 x 0.44 Inches
Book Weight:0.43 Pounds
Author Biography
McCall Smith, Alexander (Illustrator)
Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948 in Zimbabwe. He was a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh, but he left in 2005 to focus on his writing. He has written over 60 books, including specialist academic titles including Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, short story collections including Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children's books including The Perfect Hamburger. He is best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He also writes the Corduroy Mansions, Isabel Dalhousie and 44 Scotland Street series.

He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature.

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