Neeka and the Missing Key (Wilder Zoo, #1)

Available January 29 2025

When you live in a zoo - things can get wild!

Eleven-year-old Neeka Wilder has always loved animals.

She wants to be a vet one day, like her mum, who is the head vet at Wilder Zoo - where Neeka and her family live!

Neeka is a great help to the zoo staff in caring for the animals. And she also takes videos of exciting events at the zoo.

When the videos are nominated for a big award, Neeka wants to make one more video to help win it. But when Rebel, the cheeky red panda, won't co-operate, her zoo key goes missing and she's grounded for a month, it's a race against the clock to create the new video in time for the awards.

Neeka and the Missing Key by Tina Strachan and Max Hamilton

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Praise for Neeka and the Missing Key

  • 'full of surprises'

    - Gabrielle Tozer

  • 'an adorable romp'

    - Victoria Carless

  • 'kind of story kids love to read

    - Jen Storer

  • 'ultimate zoo adventure'

    - Samera Kamaleddine

  • 'a magical tale'

    - Yvette Poshoglian