Akimbo e i coccodrilli

As a fan of Alexander McCall Smith, I thought I'd try on his Akimbo series for potential reads with my grandkids. . .I think they might be a palate chaser for some of the other books we are reading. This one is the third in the series. Akimbo is a bright, clever, willing to be led boy, working with a Leggi tutto

Akimbo, a young African boy, is excited when John the “crocodile man” comes to visit his family. Not only has John written books about crocodiles, he has a huge scar where one bit him. John is in the area to find crocodile eggs, wait for them to hatch, and then tag them to see how many will survive Leggi tutto

This is an adventure book. The two people in it are very different from each other. I like how Akimbo is curious to learn how things happen. He wanted to know how a guy became someone who studied crocodiles. Akimbo is ready to help whenever he can and I like that. He has the bravery to cross over a

A family friend named John comes to visit, and Akimbo is impressed because John is a crocodile expert and has a project with with Akimbo can assist him. This is a very nice adventure story which taught me a bit about crocodiles. I will definitely read the other Akimbo books!

Alexander McCall Smith writes so clevely about Bertie in 44 Scotland Street that I thought I would try one of his children's books to see if they would be as delightful as the books for adults. Sorry to say it was a pretty mundane story with none of the Smith pizzazz. Kristi & Abby Tabby