Precious and the Zebra Necklace
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher: Polygon
Published: 2015-09-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781846973147
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Precious and the Zebra Necklace
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher: Birlinn
Published: 2015-07-07
Total Pages: 58
ISBN-13: 0857908065
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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. Find out what it is in the latest book to feature the girl who grew up to become one of the most famous detectives in the world: Precious Ramotswe of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
The Mystery of the Missing Lion
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2014-10-21
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 0804173273
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA detective in the wild. Young Precious gets a very special treat. She gets a trip to visit her Aunty Bee at a safari camp. While there she makes a new friend, a boy named Khumo, and meets an actor-lion named Teddy, who is starring in a film. When Teddy disappears, Khumo and Precious will brave hippos and crocodiles as they search for the missing lion. With a Reader's Guide
Precious and the Monkeys
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher: Birlinn
Published: 2011-07-01
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 0857900684
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWell before Precious Ramotswe founded her Number One Ladies' Detective Agency, as an eight-year-old girl she was already solving mysteries. Here, in this delightful, enchanting tale for children, we find out just who has been stealing her schoolfriends' snacks and how the young Precious became the crafty and intuitive private investigator we all know and love!
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2015-10-27
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 0307911578
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea. Precious Ramotswe, the esteemed proprietor of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, now faces her greatest challenge yet: a vacation! Business is slow at the agency—so slow in fact that, for the first time in her distinguished career, Mma Ramotswe has reluctantly agreed to take a holiday. The week of uninterrupted peace is cut short, however, when she meets Samuel, a wayward young boy with a troubled past. Moreover, Mma Ramotswe can’t help but wonder how the agency is faring in her absence. Her worries grow when she discovers that Mma Makutsi is handling a rather delicate case. Ultimately, the situation will require Mma Ramotswe to draw upon her kindness, generosity, and good sense, and will serve to remind them all that ordinary human failings should be treated with a large helping of charity and compassion.
The Mystery of Meerkat Hill
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2013-10-22
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 0345804473
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrecious wants to be a detective when she grows up. She is always practicing at being a detective by asking questions and finding out about other people’s lives. There are two new students in her class, a girl called Teb and a boy called Pontsho. She learns that they are brother and sister, and—even more exciting—that Pontsho has a clever pet meerkat named Kosi. One day, Teb and Pontsho’s family’s cow disappears. Precious helps them look for clues to find the cow. But getting the cow back home will require some quick thinking and help from an unexpected source.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2003-12-16
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 1400077656
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea. This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith’s widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to “help people with problems in their lives.” Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. But the case that tugs at her heart, and lands her in danger, is a missing eleven-year-old boy, who may have been snatched by witchdoctors. The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency received two Booker Judges’ Special Recommendations and was voted one of the International Books of the Year and the Millennium by the Times Literary Supplement.
Mischief at Midnight
Author: Esme Kerr
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2016-06-28
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 0545904056
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe thrilling follow-up to boarding school mystery The Girl with the Glass Bird. Best friends... for never?Anastasia Stolonov and Edie Wilson are back at boarding school after spending the summer apart, and they can't wait to be dormmates again! Unfortunately, things don't go as planned, and Edie is stuck with Janet, the new girl at Knight's Haddon. Janet isn't like anyone the other girls have ever met before. She's cool, confident, and a little rebellious, so Edie is thrilled that Janet seems to like her. And as Edie's friendship with Anastasia becomes rocky, Janet is the only one on Edie's side. But when mysterious things begin to happen, Edie starts to think that Janet may not be all she seems--and suddenly events take a dangerous turn. Will Edie be able to salvage her friendships and uncover what's going on before the clock runs out?
Young Precious: The Collected Adventures
Author: Alexander McCall Smith
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Published: 2021-08-05
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 1788850769
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOnce upon a time in Botswana there was a little girl called Precious, who grew up to become a famous detective. But even as a young girl she had an extraordinary ability to solve mysteries. This volume contains all her first adventures, from the mystery of some missing snacks to the clues that lead to a family reunion. This is a special collection which includes all four of the Young Precious adventures so far Precious and the Monkeys Precious and the Missing Lion Precious and the Mystery of Meerkat Hill Precious and the Zebra Necklace
Gemologue
Author: Liza Urla
Publisher: Antique Collector's Club
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781851498819
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLiza Urla is the author of the jewelry blog, Gemologue https://gemologue.com/tag/jewelry-blog
