Age Group: 6 - 9 Years, 9 - 12 Years

Description:

Meet Hezekiah: a very large, very hairy Bactrian camel who lives a comfortable but lonely life at the zoo, the only one of his kind and the only animal without a single friend. One night he discovers he can nudge open his gate latch — and off he goes! What follows is a gloriously funny escapade as Hezekiah lumbers across the English countryside, barging through hedges, hiding in the Ladies' loos, and leaving a trail of cheerful havoc behind him, until he stumbles into a safari park run by an eccentric, equally hairy aristocrat. Could this be where he finally finds the friendship he's been longing for? From the much-loved "master of animal stories" behind The Sheep-Pig, it's a warm, fast, laugh-out-loud tale with short chapters — ideal for newly independent readers.