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We bought a zoo : the amazing true story of a broken-down zoo, and the 200 animals that changed a family forever

We bought a zoo : the amazing true story of a broken-down zoo, and the 200 animals that changed a family forever

Chuck it all in and buy a zoo? Why not thought Benjamin Mee, unaware of the grim living conditions, creditors and escaped big cat that lay in wait. This is his funny, touching and ultimately tragic story of how the Mee family adapted to life in the zoo.

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Book info

Author Mee, Benjamin.
Reader Philpott Daniel
Language eng
Duration 8 h 37 min
Publication info Royal National Institute for the Blind.
Physical description talking book Daisy 2.02 (8 h 37 min)
Original publication info Harper 2009.
Keywords djurparker djur Dartmoor Devon England eläintarhat eläimet Dartmoor Devon Englanti memoarer cancersjukdomar muistelmat syöpäsairaudet
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