{"id":22553,"date":"2013-12-08T18:06:31","date_gmt":"2013-12-08T22:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=22553"},"modified":"2013-12-08T18:06:31","modified_gmt":"2013-12-08T22:06:31","slug":"review-of-the-mystery-of-meerkat-hill-by-alexander-mccall-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=22553","title":{"rendered":"Review of The Mystery of Meerkat Hill, by Alexander McCall Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/meerkat_hill.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/meerkat_hill.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"meerkat_hill\" width=\"109\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-22948\" \/><\/a><em>The Mystery of Meerkat Hill<br \/>\nA Precious Ramotswe Mystery for Young Readers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>by Alexander McCall Smith<br \/>\nread by Adjoa Andoh<\/p>\n<p>Listening Library, 2013.  1 hour on 1 CD.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Mystery of Meerkat Hill<\/em> is a second mystery about the heroine of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\/Fiction\/no1ladies.html\">The No. 1 Ladies\u2019 Detective Agency<\/a><\/em> when she was a little girl.  The book form is a short chapter book with illustrations, perfect for kids ready to start on chapter books.  The audio form has rich African accents, and is a delight to listen to.<\/p>\n<p>Precious already has her trademark matter-of-fact approach to life.  In this story, she makes some new friends who have a meerkat as a pet.  Later, the friends lose their cow.  Precious helps them track the cow and figures out a clever way to show it is theirs.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve got a mystery, lots of animals, and a story set among kids living in another country.  I\u2019m excited to be able to offer this to kids, and the CD makes a wonderful family listening experience as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0345804465\/sonderbooksco-20\" target=\"outside\">Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find this review on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\">Sonderbooks<\/a> at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\/Childrens_Fiction\/meerkat_hill.html\">www.sonderbooks.com\/Childrens_Fiction\/meerkat_hill.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disclosure: I am an Amazon Affiliate, and will earn a small percentage if you order a book on Amazon after clicking through from my site.<\/p>\n<p>Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer:  I am a professional librarian, but I maintain my website and blogs on my own time.  The views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"Sonderbooks\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Please use the comments if you&#8217;ve read the book and want to discuss spoilers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mystery of Meerkat Hill A Precious Ramotswe Mystery for Young Readers by Alexander McCall Smith read by Adjoa Andoh Listening Library, 2013. 1 hour on 1 CD. The Mystery of Meerkat Hill is a second mystery about the heroine of The No. 1 Ladies\u2019 Detective Agency when she was a little girl. 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