We Bought a Zoo (Media tie-in): The Amazing True Story of a Young Family, a Broken Down Zoo, and the 200 Wild Animals that Changed Their Lives Forever - Softcover

Mee, Benjamin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1602861579 ISBN 13: 9781602861572

Publisher: Hachette Book Group, 2011

Synopsis

When Benjamin Mee decided to uproot his family and move them to an unlikely new home-a dilapidated zoo where more than 200 exotic animals would be their new neighbours-his friends and colleagues thought he was crazy. Mee's dream was to refurbish the zoo and run it as a family business. The grand reopening was scheduled for spring, but there was much work to be done and none of it easy for the novice zookeepers. Tigers broke loose, money was tight, the staff grew skeptical, and family tensions reached a boiling point. Then tragedy struck. Katherine, Ben's wife, had a recurrence of a brain tumor, forcing Benjamin and his two young children to face the heartbreak of illness and the devastating loss of a wife and mother. But inspired by the memory of Katherine and the healing power of the incredible family of animals they had grown to love Benjamin and his kids resolved to move forward, and today the zoo is a thriving success.

About this title

Review:

An engaging tale from someone who dared to do something different.'
ShortList

'One of the most inspiring books I've read.'
Western Daily Press

'Mee writes movingly about his wife's fatal illness, his children coming to terms with this, his sprightly old mum and, of course, his 200 wild animals in all their diverse glory.'
Daily Mail

Review:

Mee writes movingly about his wife's fatal illness, his children coming to terms with this, his sprightly old mum and, of course, his 200 wild animals in all their diverse glory

About this edition

• Publisher: Hachette Book Group
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1602861579
• ISBN 13: 9781602861572
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272