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- Herausgeber: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
- Serie: Zoe's Rescue Zoo
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2024
At Zoe's Rescue Zoo only the cutest, cuddliest animals need apply! Zoe loves living at her uncle's rescue zoo because there's always something exciting going on. And Zoe also has an amazing secret... She can actually TALK to the animals! Buster the new beaver is determined to build a dam before his friend Betty arrives at the rescue zoo. But when he runs out of wood, the busy beaver creates a mess! Can Zoe find a way to help? Another fantastic title in the perfect series for young animal lovers, beautifully illustrated throughout by Sophy Williams. Have you read Zoe's other adventures?Check out The Worried Wombat, The Rascally Raccoon, The Adventurous Arctic Fox, The Runaway Reindeer and many more titles!
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Suddenly a little face with a shiny black nose and brown fur popped over the edge of the sidecar. Great-Uncle Horace burst out laughing.
Look out for:
The Lonely Lion Cub
The Puzzled Penguin
The Playful Panda
The Silky Seal Pup
The Eager Elephant
The Lucky Snow Leopard
The Pesky Polar Bear
The Cuddly Koala
The Wild Wolf Pup
The Happy Hippo
The Sleepy Snowy Owl
The Scruffy Sea Otter
The Picky Puffin
The Giggly Giraffe
The Curious Kangaroo
The Super Sloth
The Little Llama
The Messy Meerkat
The Helpful Hedgehog
The Rowdy Red Panda
The Talkative Tiger
The Runaway Reindeer
The Adventurous Arctic Fox
The Rascally Raccoon
The Worried Wombat
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With special thanks to Siobhan Curham
To William Monro Orr, a very busy little beaver!
Chapter One
The Missing Animal
Zoe Parker was fast asleep and dreaming that she was feeding the penguins at the Rescue Zoo where she lived. But no matter how many fish she threw them, they kept crying out for more.
“I’m hungry!” they called, over and over again. “I’m hungry!” 2
Zoe opened her eyes and, to her surprise, saw a painting of a huge black bear staring at her from the wall. For a moment she thought she was still dreaming. Then she remembered that she was staying at her Great-Uncle Horace’s house, Higgins Hall, over the school holiday while her mum was away.
Great-Uncle Horace was a world-famous explorer and founder of the Rescue Zoo where Zoe lived with her mum. He’d started the Rescue Zoo to give animals who were endangered, lost or at risk a safe place to stay. The bear had been one of the first animals he’d rescued and Great-Uncle Horace had asked an artist to do a special painting of him. The painting now hung on the wall in the spare bedroom where Zoe was sleeping. 3
“Good morning, Bobo,” Zoe called sleepily to the bear.
“I’m hungry!” the voice from her dream said. It sounded as if it was coming from somewhere above her.
Zoe rubbed her eyes to make sure she wasn’t still dreaming.
“When is it time for breakfast?” the voice called, and Zoe realised that it was Meep, her pet mouse lemur. Zoe had a special secret that not even her mum or 4Great-Uncle Horace knew. She could talk to animals and understand what they said!
“Meep, where are you?” Zoe asked.
“On the roof,” Meep chirped.
“The roof?” Zoe sat up.
“Yes, the roof of the bed.”
Zoe heard the pitter-patter of paws above her and giggled. All the furniture in Great-Uncle Horace’s house was old and grand, including her bed. It had tall wooden posts at each of the corners. A green velvet canopy hung over the posts, making curtains on either side of the bed. Meep must have climbed on to the top while she was asleep. He scampered down one of the posts and on to her pillow. 5
Just then, there was a knock on the bedroom door.
“Good morning, Zoe!” Great-Uncle Horace called from outside. “Are you awake?”
“Good morning, Great-Uncle Horace! Yes, I just woke up,” she called back.
“Excellent! I’ve made some breakfast for you. It’s on the kitchen table, along with a special surprise,” he replied. “I’m sorry I won’t be able to stay. I’ve heard of another animal that needs a home, so I’ve got to go and pick him up now, but I’ll be back soon.”
“OK,” Zoe said, jumping out of bed. “What kind of animal is he?”
Great-Uncle Horace chuckled. “You’ll see.” 6
Zoe giggled. She loved it when Great-Uncle Horace brought a new animal to the zoo. She couldn’t wait to meet this one. And what was her special surprise?
“Do you think the special surprise is something to eat?” Meep chirped as Zoe quickly got dressed.
“I don’t know, but don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll have plenty to eat.” She picked Meep up and kissed his silky grey head. He was always thinking about food!
They hurried down the big wooden staircase and into the kitchen. The table was laid with breakfast cereal, a plate of toast and a boiled egg in a cup. The egg was wearing a little woollen hat to keep it warm. Great-Uncle Horace had also made a bowl of blueberries and sliced banana for Meep. 7
“Yum!” Meep exclaimed, scampering over to his dish.
As Zoe sat down, she spotted a postcard propped against a jug of orange juice. There was a picture of an animal Zoe had never seen before on the front. It looked a bit like an anteater, but its back was covered in hard, dark scales. She grabbed the card and turned it over. “I’ve found the surprise, Meep,” she cried. “It’s a postcard from Mum!”
8Zoe’s mum, Lucy, was the vet at the Rescue Zoo. She’d been away in South Africa for the past two weeks, having special training in how to take care of exotic animals. As Meep gobbled up his breakfast, Zoe began to read out loud.
“Dear Zoe, I hope all is well at the Rescue Zoo. I’m having a lovely time in South Africa and I’ve learned so much. I can’t wait to share it all with you. The animal on the card is called a pangolin and it’s an African nocturnal creature. See you soon! Lots of love, Mum.”
“Pangolins look cool!” Meep chirped as he looked at the picture.
“We should take the postcard to the nocturnal mammal house and show it to Alice,” Zoe said. “I bet she’d love to see it.” 9As soon as they finished breakfast, they set off. Great-Uncle Horace’s house was on top of a hill at the back of the zoo. They followed the winding footpath down the hill and past the zebras’ enclosure and the rainforest dome. It was a beautiful summer morning and the sun was shining brightly.
When they got to the nocturnal mammal house, it was like stepping into night-time. The animals who lived there liked to be awake at night and asleep during the day, so the keepers kept the nocturnal house dark for the animals to be awake for visitors.
Once Zoe’s eyes had adjusted, she saw Alice, the nocturnal mammals’ keeper, feeding Hugo the hedgehog. 10
“Good morning, Zoe,” Alice said with a cheery grin.
“Good morning, Alice. Hello, Hugo! I thought you might like to see this.” Zoe showed Alice the postcard. “Mum sent it from South Africa.”
