The Mystery of Meerkat Hill, Alexander McCall Smith
The Mystery of Meerkat Hill, Alexander McCall Smith
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The Mystery of Meerkat Hill

Author: Alexander McCall Smith

Narrator: Adjoa Andoh

Unabridged: 1 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/22/2013


Synopsis

Precious 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.

About The Author

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, the 44 Scotland Street series, and the Corduroy Mansions series. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and lives in Scotland, where in his spare time he is a bassoonist in the RTO (Really Terrible Orchestra).


Reviews

Goodreads review by PattyMacDotComma on October 29, 2024

5★ "It was all very well having an idea but as every detective knows only too well, not all ideas solve the case." This is the second of schoolgirl Precious Ramotswe's first detective cases in Botswana. A new family has moved into the area, bringing children to her school. The girl is a year ahead of......more

Goodreads review by Abigail on October 25, 2020

The young Precious Ramotswe, who would grow up to become Botswana's first female detective, returns in this second chapter-book adventure for children, following upon The Great Cake Mystery, in which she confronted her very first case. In this volume, she meets and befriends two new pupils at he......more

Goodreads review by Una on August 16, 2016

Another lovely story about gentle people.......more

Goodreads review by The Styling Librarian on December 01, 2015

The Mystery of Meerkat Hill – A Precious Ramotswe Mystery for Young Readers, by Alexander McCall Smith, illustrations by Iain McIntosh – Mystery- 2nd grade and up – Loved the way this author can spin a tale from a family history story to new friend’s story and also a mystery story… all tied together......more


Quotes

"If you’re lucky, you’ve met sleuth Precious Ramotswe in Alexander McCall Smith’s best-selling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency mysteries for adults. Now in The Mystery of Meerkat Hill, second in Smith’s series for children, young readers get a chance to follow her adventures.... The book is written with the ease of a consummate storyteller, while Iain McInstosh’s woodcuts enliven the text and handsomely depict the terrain, people and animal life of Botswana."
     --BookPage

"A marvelous chapter book ideal for young readers, and, really, all fans of McCall Smith."
     --Booklist (starred review)

“Kids will love this kind and clever new detective.”
     —Patricia Reilly Giff, Newbery Honor–winning author of Lily’s Crossing