Our zoo
By: June Mottershead with Penelope Dening
Contributors: Dening, Penelope, author
Series: Magna
Published: 2015
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780750541558
Subjects: Childhood and youth; History; Large type books; Chester Zoo (Chester, England)
Description: When George Mottershead moved to the village of Upton-by-Chester in 1930 to realise his dream of opening a zoo without bars, his four-year-old daughter June had no idea how extraordinary her life would become. Soon her best friend was a chimpanzee called Mary, lion cubs and parrots were vying for her attention in the kitchen, and finding a bear tucked up in bed was no more unusual than talking to a tapir about Granny's lemon curd. Pelican, penguin or polar bear - for June they were simply family.
Notes: Standard print edition originally published: London: Headline, 2014.