AKIMBO AND THE ELEPHANTS

Earphones Award Winner

by Alexander McCall Smith | Read by Alexander McCall Smith

Children Ages 6+ • 1 hr. • Unabridged • © 1990

McCall Smith, famous for his Ladies’ Detective Agency mysteries, has written a top-notch children’s story; young listeners will be transported to the heart of Africa, to plains where the grass “grows taller than a man.” In Akimbo’s dry, hot world, elephants still roam wild; the boy lives near a game reserve where his father protects the park and its creatures. The story is sobering: Akimbo is stirred to action when he witnesses a baby elephant orphaned by ruthless poachers who want the mother elephant’s ivory tusks. Not only is McCall Smith a wonderful writer, he’s a wonderful reader, and his dignified voice adds great depth to the listening experience. Children and adults alike will hang on his words as they accompany Akimbo on his brave and dangerous mission: catching the poachers who kill the elephants he loves. J.C.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/ SEP 06]

Library Ed. • Recorded Books • 2006

CS ISBN $12.75 • One cassettes

CD ISBN 978-1-419-3703-35 $12.75 • One CDs