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Author:

McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- author.

Title:

Precious and the zebra necklace / Alexander McCall Smith ; illustrated by Iain McIntosh.

Publisher:

BC,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

88 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Ramotswe, Precious--(Fictitious character)--Juvenile fiction.
Ramotswe, Precious--(Fictitious character)
Child detectives--Juvenile fiction.
Missing persons--Juvenile fiction.
Child detectives.
Missing persons.
Mystery and detective stories.
Missing persons--Fiction.
Botswana--Juvenile fiction.
Botswana.
Botswana--Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Detective and mystery fiction.

Other Authors:

McIntosh, Iain, illustrator.

Summary:

A photograph, a necklace and a missing family. A new pupil, Nancy, arrives at Precious Ramotswe's school, and the two girls soon become firm friends. When Precious finds out that all Nancy has to remind her of her missing parents is a photograph and a necklace of beautifully carved zebras, she offers to help find them. This is the start of an exciting adventure that leads the two girls deep into the remotest parts of Botswana, where they meet an old lady who recognises the necklace and has some extraordinary news for Nancy.

Series:

Precious Ramotswe ; [4]
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- Precious Ramotswe mystery ; 4.

ISBN:

1780273274
9781780273273

OCLC:

(OCoLC)917252709

Locations:

GMPD771 -- Pleasant Hill Public Library (Pleasant Hill)