Akimbo is excited to have his cousin, Kosi, visit him on the game reserve where he lives, and when a visiting scientist invites the boys to join her when she studies a pack of baboons, they can’t wait to assist her in the bush. The baboons they find are fun to observe, but when a black leopard threatens the pack—and the scientist—Akimbo and Kosi are reminded that danger is ever present in the African bush. Alexander McCall Smith takes young readers on a safari to his beloved Africa in this perfect first chapter book, beautifully brought to life with illustrations by LeUyen Pham.

• ISBN: 9781599902159
• Author: McCall Smith, Alexander,
• Published: 2008, Bloomsbury Childrens Books
• Themes: Adventure, safari, scientist, wildlife
• Descriptors: Africa, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction
• No. of pages: 80