How to raise an elephant

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Title:

How to raise an elephant

Author:

McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- author.

Andoh, Adjoa, narrator.

Series:

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency ;

Series Number:

21.

Summary:

"The next book in the perennially adored No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series sees Precious Ramotswe calling upon all her maternal instincts when she's faced with a two-ton case. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but can Mma Ramotswe and the rest of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency come together to raise a pipsqueak pachyderm? We may find out in this novel. We may not. Who can say?"-- Provided by publisher.

General Note:

Compact discs.

Edition:

Unabridged.

Physical Description:

8 audio discs (8 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Audiobooks.

Subject Term:

Ramotswe, Precious (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Women private investigators -- Fiction.

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Imaginary organization) -- Fiction.

Elephants -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Botswana -- Fiction.

Author(s):

Andoh, Adjoa,

Publisher:

Recorded Books, Inc.,

Publication Date:

2020

ISBN:

9781665005272

9781705000397

9781980092933

Publication Information:

[Prince Frederick, Maryland] : Recorded Books, Inc., [2020]

℗2020

Call Number:

CDB MCCALLSMITH

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

The next book in the perennially adored No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series sees Precious Ramotswe calling upon all her maternal instincts when she's faced with a two-ton case.

They say it takes a village to raise a child, but can Mma Ramotswe and the rest of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency come together to raise a pipsqueak pachyderm? We may find out in this novel. We may not. Who can say?

Author Notes

Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948 in Zimbabwe. He was a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh, but he left in 2005 to focus on his writing. He has written over 60 books, including specialist academic titles including Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, short story collections including Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children's books including The Perfect Hamburger. He is best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He also writes the Corduroy Mansions, Isabel Dalhousie and 44 Scotland Street series.

He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature.

(Bowker Author Biography)