Akimbo
And the elephants
Author
The author of the book is Alexander Mcall Smith
facts:
- Written more than 50 books
- Professor of medical law
- He was born in Zimbabwe
- He taught law which means he taught law and medical law
- He lives in Scotland
- He has made award winning books
Summary
Akimbo lives in Africa. Akimbo's father sometimes brings him to work. Akimbo likes elephants very much but realizes they still get hunted for their ivory and tusks so he asks his dad to stop the poachers. he watches the poachers move away after killing a big elephant. he sneaks out of the rangers camp with the tusks and visits his friend Mato he tells him his plan to sell the tusks so he can catch the poachers and Mato suggested him to sell the tusks to Matimba. he sells them for free Matimba said "Okay I will let you see my men" so Akimbo knew that Matimba was probably the leader of the poachers. while the poachers sleep Akimbo was secretly awake and sneaks back to the rangers camp.
Character Analysis
Characters
- Akimbo
- Akimbo's father
- tracker on poacher side
- poachers
- Mato
- Mato's mother
- Matimba
Vocabulary
Merciless: without mercy
poachers: people or a group of people who hunt animals illegally
elephant: animal with horn and tusks hunted for their ivory
exchange: trade one or more thing for something else
secretly: in a secret way or doing a secret thing
arrested: you are put in jail/prison by someone usually for a crime or something illegal
ivory: Ivory is a hard material from the tusks and teeth of animals which usually comes from elephants
Plot
Exposition: Akimbo, Akimbo's father, poacher tracker, poachers, Mato, Mato's mother, and Matimba Rising Action: Akimbo gives his tusk to Matimba, and goes with the poachers. Climax: Akimbo sneaks out back to the rangers camp. Falling Action: Akimbo tells the rangers about the poachers and they follow the poachers. Resolution: The poachers get arrested by the police
Conflict
The poachers are killing all of the elephants in the herd
Setting
The place is the heart of Africa. The time is probably day
Theme
Don't do anything illegal. If you do you go to jail/prison
Rating
4.6/5 rainbow color changing environmentally friendly electric trains in Antarctica At 12:22 PM April 1, 2027
Reasons why i rated the book this way
- It is Fun to read
- It is very easy to read
- The story is good
- The book has a good
- The book has an interesting plot