Neeka and the Missing Key (Wilder Zoo, #1)
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When you live in a zoo - things can get wild!
Eleven-year-old Neeka Wilder has always loved animals.
She wants to be a vet one day, like her mum, who is the head vet at Wilder Zoo - where Neeka and her family live!
Neeka is a great help to the zoo staff in caring for the animals. And she also takes videos of exciting events at the zoo.
When the videos are nominated for a big award, Neeka wants to make one more video to help win it. But when Rebel, the cheeky red panda, won't co-operate, her zoo key goes missing and she's grounded for a month, it's a race against the clock to create the new video in time for the awards.
Neeka and the Storm (Wilder Zoo, #2)
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The second book in the series about lucky Neeka Wilder - who lives at a zoo!
Eleven-year-old Neeka Wilder has always loved animals and is lucky enough to live at Wilder Zoo, where her mum is head vet.
The deadline for the school reading challenge is only a few days away and Neeka has a lot of reading to do.
Then a wild storm hits. Emergency evacuation plans are put in place and even Neeka's bedroom turns into an animal nursery. But when the rain stops and the clean-up begins, focusing on reading becomes Neeka's biggest challenge.
Praise for Neeka and the Missing Key
'... a special, magical story of animals, friendship, mystery, school problems and family'
Magpies Magazine
Neeka and the Great Search (Wilder Zoo, #3)
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When you live in a zoo - things can get wild! The final book in the Wilder Zoo series.
Eleven-year-old Neeka Wilder is living her dream - spending her days with wildlife, learning how to be a vet like her mum, and hanging out with Hudson and Rumi, her two best friends.
When Hudson and Rumi go away for the school holidays, Neeka creates a big list of zoo jobs to keep herself busy. But her plans go anything but smoothly. With three am wake-ups, video editing fails, friendship troubles, and a search for an injured wild koala joey, Neeka's life just got a whole lot busier!
Praise for Wilder Zoo
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'full of surprises'
- Gabrielle Tozer
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'an adorable romp'
- Victoria Carless
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'kind of story kids love to read
- Jen Storer
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'ultimate zoo adventure'
- Samera Kamaleddine
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'a magical tale'
- Yvette Poshoglian
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‘… packed with warmth and giggles. Strachan’s writing is full of heart and Hamilton’s adorable illustrations are breathtaking. You’ll laugh, you’ll cheer and you’ll maybe want to hug a goat by the end of it.’
– Better Reading
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‘I loved returning to Neeka’s world, and seeing more of the zoo, what she does, and the place they live. It brought so much of their world to life whilst celebrating reading and animals at the same time.’
- The Book Muse
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‘It’s another great adventure with very relatable characters, completely believable scenarios and that extra fillip of a whole zoo of animals as neighbours.’
- Just So Stories
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‘This is a great book demonstrating how friends working together can achieve wonderful outcomes. It has terrific and empathetic teachers, parents and role models that is uplifting and important in books for this age group. Challenges appear often, but it is how they are handled that makes this a great series.’
- Lamont
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Highly recommended for readers who love animals and suspense.’
- Reading Time