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Akimbo and the Snakes (Akimbo #4)
by
Alexander McCall Smith (Goodreads Author),
LeUyen Pham
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.
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Paperback, 80 pages
Published
October 2nd 2007
by Bloomsbury USA Childrens
(first published 2006)
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I took this to a school to do a book talk, and I was amazed at how excited they were about the snakes. Unfortunately I wasn't aware and this was the advanced reader class and so the book was WAY too easy, but the kids still thought the story sounded interesting. They all wanted to know all about snakes, and since I like snakes we had quite the discussion.
Written by the man who brought adults the Ladies Number 1 Detective Agency, this is a series of kids books (mid to late grammar school) also set in Africa--very well done--Akimbo is a keeper
We are 4 for 4! What will I do when we finish the final book. My 4 and 6 year olds are hooked! This was a great story that held their suspense at the end....even mine! It had a great ending. AMS has done it once again!
It's Alexander McCall Smith. So it's appropriate for young readers but not condescending or silly. It's information without being preachy.
Täydellinen vinkkauskirja. Käännös kömpelömpi kuin muistin, mutta kun toiminta alkaa, sekään ei haitannut. Hyvä yhdistelmä tietoa, eläinsuojelua, erilaista Afrikka-kuvaa ja jännitystä.
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Mccall Smith is a great story teller. He doesn't even need a great story to tell to write an engaging novel.
This is a what would you do if this happened to you book! I love to ask open ended questions to children.
Short but good for free reading time.
The grandkids and I really liked this book. We thought it was very exciting and learned facts about snakes that we did not know before. Next book is The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean.
195 - 2012
Oscar and I LOVE the Akimbo books. I recommend them to all of my friends with young ones.
I picked this up because I'm a fan of the author's adult series The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. This was a very exciting read, with the threat of being fatally bitten by a snake. The main character spends a week or so with his uncle who manages a snake park. This is a great book for kids who like snakes and even for those of us who don't. There's also an appendix of snake facts at the back for those who want to know more after finishing the story.
Naisten etsivätoimistostaan paremmin tutun Alexander McCall Smithin "Akimbo ja käärmeet" (Otava, 2010) jatkaa lapsille suunnattua kirjasarjaa, jossa pieni afrikkalaispoika tutustuu jälleen Afrikan luontoon ja villieläimiin. Nopealukuisessa tarinassa on mukana on sopivasti jännitystä ja samalla sitä lukiessa oppii vähäsen eläimistä. Kertakaikkisen mainiota luettavaa alakoulun pienemmille oppilaille!
Aug 24, 2012
Michele
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Not for the faint of heart or those with a fear of snakes! My kids LOVED it!
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Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the international phenomenon The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie Series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, and the 44 Scotland Street series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and has served on many national and international bodies concerned with bioethics. He was born in what...more
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