Book description
Jimmy Stoker's dreams have been full of tigers since he started his
Saturday job at the zoo. Boris the great Siberian tiger has died and
rumours abound about what's going to happen to him now. Jimmy hears that
someone wants to steal Boris's bones and when he sees the tiger's body
being smuggled out of the zoo, he fears the worst... With the help, or
sometimes hindrance, of his schoolmate, Billy, and the kind assistance
of his old friend, Major Gregory, Jimmy is determined to investigate.
Richard Kidd's first novel, THE GIANT GOLDFISH ROBBERY (Corgi
Yearling), was very well received and shortlisted for the Branford
Boase Award for first novels. Richard has previously also written
picture books, including ALMOST FAMOUS DAISY, which was shortlisted
for the Mother Goose Award.
Richard Kidd was formerly a full-time artist and still occasionally
finds time to create arresting large abstract paintings.
