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The tower, the zoo, and the tortoise  Cover Image Book Book

The tower, the zoo, and the tortoise / Julia Stuart.

Stuart, Julia. (Author).

Summary:

When Balthazar Jones is tasked with setting up an elaborate menagerie within the Tower of London's walls to house the many exotic animals gifted to the Queen, life at the Tower gets all the more interesting. Penguins escape, giraffes are stolen, and the Komodo dragon sends innocent people running for their lives. Balthazar is in charge and things are not exactly running smoothly. Then his wife Hebe decides to leave him and his beloved tortoise "runs" away.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0385669682
  • ISBN: 9780385669689
  • Physical Description: xiv, 304 p. : map ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: [Toronto] : Bond Street Books, c2010.

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General Note:
Originally published as: Balthazar Jones and the Tower of London Zoo. London : HarperPress, 2010.
Subject: Tower of London (London, England) > Fiction.
Sons > Death > Fiction.
Marital conflict > Fiction.
Eccentrics and eccentricities > Fiction.
Animals > Fiction.
Zoos > Fiction.
Genre: Love stories.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kimberley Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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