Akimbo and the Crocodile Man (Akimbo Series)

When a visiting croc expert invites Akimbo along on a field study, Akimbo is thrilled. But when the crocodiles attack the guide, injuring him gravely, it will be up to Akimbo to cross a crocodile-infested river and jump start a truck to bring back help. A rousing new Akimbo adventure from bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith. Ages 7 to 9.

Publishers Weekly

In a third paper-over-board tale, Akimbo and the Crocodile Man by Alexander McCall Smith, illus. by LeUyen Pham, the young hero who lives on the edge of an African game reserve (PW called the launch title a "fast-paced tale") must find help for a crocodile expert after the man is attacked by one of his specimens. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Law professor Alexander McCall Smith had already written more than 50 books before inventing the heroine for his No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series: Precious Ramotswe, the only female P.I. in Botswana. The books are as unconventional as their good-humored heroine, who relies on common sense -- and a few tidbits gleaned from Agatha Christie -- to solve her cases.