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Can I read Akimbo and the Elephants (Akimbo) on EtoBox?
Akimbo and the Elephants (Akimbo) by Alexander McCall Smith is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Akimbo and the Elephants (Akimbo) about?
Ten-year-old Akimbo lives on a game preserve in Africa. His father is the head ranger, and Akimbo is eager to help him whenever he can―even if it means getting into some pretty dangerous situations. In Akimbo and the Elephants , ivory poachers are killing grown elephants for their tusks and leaving the calves to die. When the authorities fail to turn up new leads, Akimbo sets out to save the elephants by posing as a hunter himself.
Who reads Akimbo and the Elephants (Akimbo)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Alexander McCall Smith
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781419370342
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile
- Rating
- 3.8 / 5 (313 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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