The Zebra's Great Escape
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
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A TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK
**'The year's most magnificent adventure' - Guardian**
**'Fizzing with anarchic energy' - Daily Mail**
**'An intoxicating adventure' - Observer**
**'Utterly engaging' - Sunday Times**
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Mink doesn't believe in rules. She loves running wild and free. So, when a zebra appears in the square where she lives and she finds out that his parents have been captured by the evil Mr Spit, she knows that it's up to her to help.
So begins a grand adventure to rescue a whole menagerie of animals – an adventure that will take all of Mink's courage and determination.
Written with generous helpings of warmth and humour, this is a timeless picture book about bravery, friendship and the importance of taking action.
With stunning illustrations by award-winning illustrator Sara Ogilvie, illustrator of The Detective Dog, this modern classic from bestselling children's author Katherine Rundell is an unmissable treat.
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Writing in the tradition of rumbustious British children's classics, Rundell (One Christmas Wish) introduces Mink, a headstrong city-dwelling child who "did not believe in bedtimes." Her surprising encounter with a baby zebra named Gabriel in a park—deserted because all the other children are home in bed—leads to a search for the mustachioed villain who has captured Gabriel's parents. Mink first learns Gabriel's telepathic form of communication ("The colors shifted and sharpened. They were red, and orange, and urgent"), then tries it out with other animals to appeal for information about Gabriel's family. Startlingly fresh descriptions ("A long tongue reached out and licked a little snot from the inside of Mink's nostril"), comedic dialogue ("I swear it on the life of my goldfish"), and rousing adventure ("To ride on the back of a zebra! That was a thing not even a king could do") keep this cracking yarn galloping toward a theatrical climax. Boldly lined and colored artwork by Ogilvie (Dogs Don't Do Ballet) contributes additional bursts of comic energy to a rollicking hero story for a new generation of wildlife protectors. Human characters are portrayed with pale skin. Ages 5–9.
