The tower, the zoo, and the tortoise
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When Balthazar Jones is tasked with setting up an elaborate menagerie within the Tower of London's walls to house the many exotic animals gifted to the Queen, life at the Tower gets all the more interesting. Penguins escape, giraffes are stolen, and the Komodo dragon sends innocent people running for their lives. Balthazar is in charge and things are not exactly running smoothly. Then his wife Hebe decides to leave him and his beloved tortoise "runs" away.
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Stuart, J. (2010). The tower, the zoo, and the tortoise. 1st American ed. New York, Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Stuart, Julia. 2010. The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise. New York, Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Stuart, Julia, The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise. New York, Doubleday, 2010.
MLA Citation (style guide)Stuart, Julia. The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise. 1st American ed. New York, Doubleday, 2010.
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260 | |a New York : |b Doubleday, |c c2010. | ||
300 | |a xiv, 304 p. : |b map ; |c 22 cm. | ||
500 | |a First published as: Balthazar Jones and the Tower of London Zoo. London : HarperPress, 2010. | ||
520 | |a When Balthazar Jones is tasked with setting up an elaborate menagerie within the Tower of London's walls to house the many exotic animals gifted to the Queen, life at the Tower gets all the more interesting. Penguins escape, giraffes are stolen, and the Komodo dragon sends innocent people running for their lives. Balthazar is in charge and things are not exactly running smoothly. Then his wife Hebe decides to leave him and his beloved tortoise "runs" away. | ||
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