Books in the Jungle Doctor Animal Stories series

The wisdom of monkeys is proverbially small. They never could remember not to get too near to the hind feet of zebra, nor to throw coconuts at Chewi the leopard, nor to look into the eyes of snakes. Luckily for his little nephews, Uncle Nyani, the only survivor of a family of seven, is always near at hand to tell them how they can live to be as old as he is!If you want to know a little more about the matter of eggs, or the wise use of red paint and mirrors, then join the circle of Nyani?'s nephews and listen . . .

Boohoo the unhappy hippo was always in trouble. He had the kind of face which frightened even him when he saw it in a mirror, while the rest of him wasn t very much more beautiful! On top of all this, he suffered from hay-fever, and an Awful Desire to Do Good! Mind you, he was an expert at cracking coconuts, if that is, you like licking your coconut milk up off the ground!Hippo and his friends were lucky to have Jungle Doctor to write all their adventures down for us. If you want to know how he solved his problems at last, then start at page one and read on!