The Great Animal Escapade
Jane Kerr
Subjects
- Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
- History Time - blasts from the past
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
Average rating
Full of charming animals and devious villains, this brand new middle grade will enchant middle grade readers! PRAISE FOR THE ELEPHANT THIEF: ‘A classic-in-the-making.’ THE TIMES ‘This is storytelling at its best’ BOOKS FOR KEEPS Danny works at Belle Vue Zoo, where – alongside training the famous elephant Maharajah – he helps out with the day-to-day caring for the animals. But when animals start escaping, Danny is the prime suspect: after all, he was a former street urchin and pickpocket. When a man turns up claiming to be his father, the plot thickens. Can Danny untangle the mystery of the animal escapade – and find out where he really belongs – in order to clear his name? The second novel from Jane Kerr, author of critically acclaimed The Elephant Thief, set in the same world but standalone. Charming animals and deveious villains will enchant middle-grade readers, with themes of prejudice, identity and belonging.
Reviews
I thought that this book was really good and I was stupefied when the book said that a HUGE majority of the events that happened were real. It also raised a lot of awareness for me when it came to captive animals. Did you know that the LAST EVER Quagga died in captivity in 1883 and the same for the Tasmanian emu except it died in 1873. It's so sad that two entire species went extinct thanks to humans. And so many other animals were wiped out forever. And what do we do to honour their memory? We kill more animals, of course. Typical humans. I really enjoyed this and would recommend this book to all 8+ animal lovers. I would also recommend this to people who like twists and turns in their stories. I really hope that there is a third book in the series where Danny/Edward finds out more about his past and heritage.
Officer Pixie Squirrel 01.08.2024
Star Reviewer
This book was one of the most engaging books ever!
Marshal Rose Sparrow 01.09.2021
One word AMAZING!
Anonymous 30.08.2020
It was an amazing book full of adventure and mystery. Would definetley recommend, would read again. It had all of the things I would expect within a really good book. It's pages contain some of the best work I have ever read and would thoroughly enjoy reading it again. This book is full of twists and turns (and animals!). Definetley read this book if you're thinking about it! Amazing book, amazing author, amazing writing! What more could you ask for?!
Countess Venus Borneo 18.08.2019
