Abandoned! A lion called Kiki

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Title:

Abandoned! A lion called Kiki

Alternate title:

Lion called Kiki

Author:

Orr, Wendy, 1953- author.

Castelao, Patricia, illustrator.

Series:

Rainbow Street Shelter ;

Series Number:

Summary:

When Mona McNeil returns to visit her grandparents' farm as an adult, she recalls the summer she spent there raising Kiki, a lion cub she got as an eighth birthday gift from her uncle Matthew--an experience the led her to open Rainbow Street Animal Shelter.

Edition:

1st ed.

Physical Description:

117 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Subject Term:

Lions as pets -- Juvenile fiction.

Lion -- Juvenile fiction.

Animals -- Infancy -- Juvenile fiction.

Grandparents -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Castelao, Patricia,

Publisher:

Henry Holt,

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2012

ISBN:

9780805095012

9780805095029

Publication Information:

New York : Henry Holt, 2012.

Call Number:

J ORR

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607002671512	Juvenile Fiction	ORR	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

Mona's uncle Matthew works in a circus, and he always gives pretty great birthday presents. But when Mona turns eight, he gives her something better than juggling balls or stilts?a baby lion cub! His note says that the cub's mother couldn't care for it properly, and he knows Mona and her grandparents can help.

Mona names the lion Kiki, and at first Kiki is like any other kitten. As she grows bigger and bigger, though, Mona realizes that Kiki needs a home which will allow her to be the wild animal she was born to be.

Fans of the Rainbow Street Shelter books will love reading about how the shelter started and how its owner, Mona, has always loved animals?starting with an adorable baby lion.

Author Notes

Wendy Orr is the author of Rescue on Nim's Island which made the Wilderness Society 2015 children's book award shortlist in the category of Fiction. Her book, Dragonfly Song, was a joint winner of the 2017 Prime Minister's Literary Awards for children's nonfiction. Dragonfly Song also won the 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, Children's literature.

(Bowker Author Biography)