{"product_id":"mccall-smith-akimbo-the-baboons-1","title":"McCall Smith: Akimbo \u0026 the Baboons","description":"Product Description\n\nAkimbo is excited to have his cousin, Kosi, visit him on the game reserve\nwhere he lives. And when a visiting scientist invites the boys to join her\nwhen she studies a pack of baboons, they can't wait to assist her in the\nbush. The baboon pack they find are fun to observe, but when a black\nleopard threatens the pack--and the scientist--Akimbo and Kosi are\nreminded that danger is ever present in the African bush. Alexander\nMcCall Smith takes young readers on a vicarious safari to his beloved\nAfrica in this perfect first chapter book, beautifully brought to life with\nillustrations by LeUyen Pham.\n\nAbout the Author\n\nAlexander McCall Smith has written more than fifty books, including the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency mysteries, The Sunday Philosophy Club series, and many children's stories, including the Akimbo, Harriet Bean, and the Max and Maddy series. A professor of medical law at Edinburgh University, he was born in what is now Zimbabwe and currently lives in Scotland. www.alexandermccallsmith.com\nLeUyen Pham illustrated five previous Akimbo stories, as well as numerous picture books, including the New York Times bestselling Grace for President, Freckleface Strawberry, by Julianne Moore, and Big Sister, Little Sister, which she also wrote. She lives in San Francisco, California with her husband and young son.\nwww.leuyenpham.com","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":32808623243349,"sku":"9781599903040N","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/9781599903040.jpg?v=1655286537","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/mccall-smith-akimbo-the-baboons-1","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}