Our Zoo is the wonderful story of our zoo's history, told by our founder's daughter June Mottershead.
Cover 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.
Now, over eighty years since June first set foot in the echoing house, Chester Zoo has achieved worldwide renown. Here, in her enthralling memoir, June chronicles the heartbreak, the humour, the trials and triumphs, and above all the characters, both human and animal, who shaped her childhood.
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