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- Herausgeber: Nosy Crow Ltd
- Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
- Sprache: Englisch
At Zoe's Rescue Zoo only the cutest, cuddliest animals need apply! Zoe loves living at her uncle's rescue zoo because there's always something exciting going on. And Zoe also has an amazing secret... She can actually TALK to the animals! There's a new arctic fox at the zoo and she loves adventure! When the animals' Christmas presents go missing, can she help Zoe solve the mystery and save the day? Another fantastic title in the perfect series for young animal lovers, beautifully illustrated throughout by Sophy Williams. Have you read Zoe's other adventures? Check out The Runaway Reindeer, The Talkative Tiger, The Rowdy Red Panda and many more titles here!
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Zoe looked back at Great-Uncle Horace. To her surprise, his beard began shaking more vigorously and a pair of bright blue eyes blinked out at her.
A fluffy white tail flicked out from beneath Great-Uncle Horace’s beard and a pointy white face appeared by his chin.
Look out for:
The Lonely Lion Cub
The Puzzled Penguin
The Playful Panda
The Silky Seal Pup
The Eager Elephant
The Lucky Snow Leopard
The Pesky Polar Bear
The Cuddly Koala
The Wild Wolf Pup
The Happy Hippo
The Sleepy Snowy Owl
The Scruffy Sea Otter
The Picky Puffin
The Giggly Giraffe
The Curious Kangaroo
The Super Sloth
The Little Llama
The Messy Meerkat
The Helpful Hedgehog
The Rowdy Red Panda
The Talkative Tiger
The Runaway Reindeer
With special thanks to Siobhan Curham
For the fantastic kids of E. Franklin Street
Chapter One
The Beard with Eyes!
Zoe Parker smiled as she brushed away some snowflakes from a sparkly red bauble and pinned it to the fence. It was almost Christmas. Many of her friends would be decorating their homes, but she was pretty sure she was the only one decorating a red panda’s enclosure!
Ruby the red panda scampered down from a tree and waved her paws, squeaking loudly.
“I’m glad you like the decoration, Ruby,” said Zoe. “I chose the red one especially for you because it’s the same colour as your fur!”
Zoe had a very special secret. She could understand what animals were saying and talk to them! And there were lots of animals to talk to, because Zoe lived at the Rescue Zoo! The zoo belonged to her Great-Uncle Horace, a world-famous explorer and animal expert. He had created the zoo as a safe place for animals to come and stay if they were endangered, lost or hurt. Zoe lived in a cosy cottage at the edge of the zoo with her mum, Lucy, who was the zoo’s vet.
“Can I have a silver bauble to match my fur?” asked Meep, climbing out of Zoe’s basket of decorations and on to her shoulder. “I’d like to be sparkly for Christmas!”
“But you’re already sparkly, Meep!” giggled Zoe. The grey mouse lemur’s fur was covered in red glitter from her basket, and Zoe gently brushed some of it away.
Meep wriggled and chirped happily. The little creature was Zoe’s best friend, and he lived in the cottage with her too! He was very small with a long curling tail and soft ears that stuck up in the air.
Just then, they heard the sound of shoes crunching on the footpath.
“Uh-oh!” exclaimed Meep, and he quickly hid in Zoe’s fur-lined hood. Zoe’s heart sank. There was only one person who marched around like that – Mr Pinch, the grumpy zoo manager.
“What on earth are you doing?” asked Mr Pinch crossly, staring at the red bauble.
“I’m decorating Ruby’s enclosure,” replied Zoe. “We’re making the zoo look pretty for the special Christmas event in a few days. When visitors come to watch all the animals get their Christmas treats, the zoo should look extra special.” She pointed to the penguin enclosure, where her mum and some of the zookeepers were hanging a string of fairy lights.
“But why have you hung a red bauble next to the silver ones?” grumbled Mr Pinch, pointing to the other baubles tied to the fence. “They should all be the same colour.”
“Why?” said Zoe.
“Because having one colour looks neater, of course,” Mr Pinch huffed.
Zoe sighed. Mr Pinch was always complaining that the zoo didn’t look tidy enough. A few more flakes of snow drifted down from the sky.
“Oh no! Oh no!” spluttered Mr Pinch.
“What’s wrong?” asked Zoe.
“It’s snowing even harder than before!”
“But that’s good. It will make the zoo look even more Christmassy,” Zoe pointed out.
“It will make it look Christ-messy, more like!”
Mr Pinch marched off, muttering under his breath.
“Is it safe?” asked Meep, popping his head out from Zoe’s hood.
“Yes, don’t worry, he’s gone,” giggled Zoe.
“Good!” chirped Meep.
Zoe turned back to the fence. “Now, I wonder if we should decorate the empty enclosure next to Ruby’s.” With its grey rocks and muddy ground, the enclosure looked dull and dreary next to the others. “Let’s go and ask Mum.”
Zoe set off to the penguin enclosure, with Meep riding on her shoulder. When they got there, they found Zoe’s mum, Lucy, and Ethan, the wolf keeper, busy writing a list.
“Hello, Mum, what are you writing?” asked Zoe.
“A list of all the delicious Christmas treats we’re going to give the animals.” Lucy smiled.
“We’re going to gift wrap them,” added Ethan.
“What are the mouse lemurs getting?” cheeped Meep in Zoe’s ear.
“What treats are the herbivores getting, Mum?” asked Zoe.
“We were wondering if you could come up with an idea for them,” replied Lucy.
“I’d like a bunch of bananas and a box of berries, and some nuts would be nice, and maybe some leaves,” chattered Meep.
Zoe pulled up her scarf to hide her smile. Food was definitely Meep’s favourite subject. She pretended to think about an answer to her mother’s question before saying, “Maybe we could make them Christmas wreathes from their favourite nuts and berries and plants.”
“What a lovely idea,” said Ethan.
“May I have my Christmas wreath now?” Meep chirped with excitement.
“Not yet, but I promise to give you a treat later,” whispered Zoe, careful that Ethan and Lucy didn’t hear.
Zoe spotted some of her penguin friends by the enclosure wall and went over to visit them. The huge iceberg at the centre of their lagoon looked even better with a dusting of real snow. Another flurry of snowflakes tumbled through the air and the penguins clapped their wings with glee.
“Yes, it’s lovely to see the snow,” agreed Zoe.
Meep hopped down from her shoulder and waved his tiny paws at the sky.
“Are you happy to see the snow too?” asked Zoe.
Meep shook his head. “Goo! Goo!” he cried. It was Meep’s nickname for a very special person that Zoe was always excited to see!
