Akimbo and the Lions - Akimbo Author:Alexander McCall Smith Imagine living in the heart of Africa, where the sun rises each morning over blue mountains, and great plains stretch as far as the eye can see. Imagine living in a place where wild animals still roam freely--elephants, lions, crocodiles. Akimbo lives in such a place. But Africa can be as dangerous as it is beautiful . . . — When a lion begins at... more »tacking cattle on a nearby farm, Akimbo helps his father, the head ranger, set a trap for it. But when the lion they catch turns out to be a cub, Akimbo will have to care for him until he is strong enough to return to the wild.« less