Title: Our zoo
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.
Subjects: Childhood and youth, History, Large type books, Chester Zoo (Chester, England)
People: George Mottershead, June Mottershead (1926-)