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- Herausgeber: Nosy Crow
- Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016
Fantastic series for animal lovers everywhere. Perfect for fans of Holly Webb! When Great-Uncle Horace brings back lost and homeless animals from his travels around the globe, it falls to Zoe, and her mum, the zoo vet, to settle them into their new home. She's good at this, because she can understand what they say and talk to them, too. But that's a secret! Ollie is a very sleepy snowy owl. He can't keep his eyes open during the day so he's missing all the fun. Can Zoe come up with a nighttime surprise to keep the little owl happy?
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Zoe held her breath as another fragment of shell cracked away. Soon a fluffy dark-grey head appeared, cheeping faintly!
With special thanks to Natalie Doherty
Chapter One
A Snowy Surprise
Zoe Parker wrapped her woolly scarf snugly round her neck and brushed a flurry of snowflakes from the front of her coat.
“Brrr! It feels so wintry today!” she said, shivering.
“Well, it is the start of December,” replied her mum, Lucy, smiling and rubbing her hands together to stay warm.
“It’s my favourite time of year,” added Zoe’s Great-Uncle Horace. “And today is the perfect day for a walk with my two favourite people! The Rescue Zoo always looks rather magical with a dusting of snow and a few Christmas lights. Don’t you think, Zoe?”
Zoe grinned at him. “Definitely!” she said, reaching out to hold hands with him through her mittens. “I love this time of year too. I’m so glad you’re back for Christmas and New Year, Great-Uncle Horace.”
“So am I, Zoe!” Great-Uncle Horace replied, beaming. “I do love going on adventures around the world, but there really is no place quite like home. Especially at Christmastime!”
Just as he said this, there was a very noisy trumpeting sound behind them. Zoe spun round to see Bertie, the cheeky young elephant, inside his enclosure.
Great-Uncle Horace chuckled. “And it sounds like Bertie is pleased too,” he added, winking at Zoe.
Zoe giggled at the funny little elephant. Going out for an early Sunday morning stroll was always lots of fun when you had a very special home, like Zoe did. She and her family weren’t just visiting the Rescue Zoo – they actually lived there!
Great-Uncle Horace was a famous explorer and animal expert. He had met so many lost, injured and endangered animals on his travels that he had decided to set up the Rescue Zoo. Now it was a safe home for hundreds of animals that had needed help, just like Bertie.
Zoe’s mum, Lucy, was Great-Uncle Horace’s niece and the Rescue Zoo vet. Because she needed to be close to the animals at all times in case of an emergency, she and Zoe lived in a little cottage just at the edge of the zoo. This meant that Zoe was only ever a few minutes away from all her favourite animals. Zoe’s bedroom window even looked out on the enclosures, so she woke up every morning to the sound of the animals squawking, roaring and grunting!
Just like her mum and great-uncle, Zoe loved animals, and so she completely adored her amazing home. This morning it looked even more beautiful than usual. It was a chilly day but the sky was very bright and blue. There was a light powdering of white snow on the branches of the trees and the red-brick path. Some of the zookeepers had hung garlands of holly, ivy and mistletoe along the fences, so that the zoo would look extra-specially festive when the gates opened to the visitors later that morning.
As they walked on, there was a tiny squeak from inside Zoe’s coat. A grey, furry little head with fuzzy ears and big eyes popped out above her collar. “Is it time for lunch yet, Zoe? We’ve been walking for ages and ages!”
Zoe nuzzled the soft, fluffy head with her cheek. “No we haven’t, Meep! And we’ve only just eaten breakfast!” she whispered with a smile, being careful not to let her mum and Great-Uncle Horace overhear. “And you haven’t been doing any walking. You’ve been cuddled up inside my coat since we left home!”
“That’s because I want to stay nice and warm!” squeaked Meep. “I don’t like walking on the snow. It makes my paws cold.”
On her sixth birthday, Zoe had discovered something magical. She had found out that animals can understand people, and can talk to them. Most people don’t understand animals, but Zoe had found out that she could! It was Zoe’s most special secret. She’d never told another person – not even her mum!
