With Noah the boa using his coils to work the doughnut machine and with the three giraffes tangled upon the spiral stair, Mortimer's first night in a zoo was one to be remembered for a long, long time.

This book features in the following series: Adventures Of Arabel And Mortimer, Arabel And Mortimer .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Joan Aiken is one of the best loved authors of the twentieth century, and has written over a hundred books for young readers and adults, including "A Necklace of Raindrops," "The Winter Sleepwalker and Other Stories," and "The Youngest Miss Ward. " QUENTIN BLAKE is Britain's leading illustrator, and was chosen as the first Children's Laureate.