The Mystery of the Missing Lion (Precious Ramotswe Mysteries #3)

by Alexander McCall Smith (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
A detective in the wild. Young Precious gets a very special treat. She gets a trip to visit her Aunty Bee at a safari camp. While there she makes a new friend, a boy named Khumo, and meets an actor-lion named Teddy, who is starring in a film. When Teddy disappears, Khumo and Precious will brave hippos and crocodiles as they search for the missing lion. With a Reader's Guide.
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Kirkus

Precious' keen sense of right and wrong will inspire readers; her powers of observation may inspire budding detectives. . . . The straightforward plot, easy vocabulary and compelling setting make this a perfect step up from early chapter books. That McCall Smith brings a great sense of fun to his prose heightens the appeal.

School Library Journal

Precious is nine years old and enjoying all that life in Botswana has to offer. A letter from her aunt, who lives in the Okavango Delta, invites her niece to join her for a few days at her home at Eagle Island Camp. Along the way, Precious uses her sharp, problem-solving skills and generous nature to get her traveling companions to their destination. Upon arrival, Precious discovers that a film crew is at the camp shooting a movie, and Precious is allowed to watch and, even better, assist. The child is much appreciated for her hard work and diligence when she is called upon to use her developing detective skills to solve a mystery involving a trained lion, an intergral part of the movie, that disappears. The author's detailed storytelling skills take readers right into the lush Okavango Delta. This easy chapter book is great for cross-curricular projects on Botswana or safari animals, and the spot art does a wonderful job of calling attention to subtleties of the story. A must-have title that exemplifies diversity in fiction.—Amy Shepherd, St. Anne's Episcopal School, Middleton, DE

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Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, the 44 Scotland Street series, and the Corduroy Mansions series. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and lives in Scotland, where in his spare time he is a bassoonist in the RTO (Really Terrible Orchestra).
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780804173278
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Anchor Books
Publication date
October 21, 2014
Series
Precious Ramotswe Mysteries
BISAC categories
JUV002150 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV030010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Africa
Library of Congress categories
Mystery and detective stories
Lions
Blacks
Botswana
Jungles
Ramotswe, Precious (Fictitious character)

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