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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9780307476913
9780385533294
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9781410432827
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| Grouping Title | tower the zoo and the tortoise |
| Grouping Author | julia stuart |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-09-20 01:20:25AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-09-20 01:25:17AM |
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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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Animals -- Fiction
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Large type books
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Tower of London (London, England) -- Fiction
Zoo keepers -- Fiction
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The tower, the zoo, and the tortoise
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The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise A Novel
The tower, the zoo, and the tortoise / Julia Stuart
The tower, the zoo, and the tortoise / Julia Stuart
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The tower, the zoo, and the tortoise
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Eccentrics and eccentricities
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