Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases (8 books in series)
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review 1: Young Precious Ramotswe is back in a new adventure. Usually set in her hometown of Botswana, she gets to spend some time with her Aunt who runs a safari camp. There, exciting things are happening as a movie is being filmed featuring a lion actor. It's up to Precious to help when ...
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review 1: Precious is a school girl who lives in Botswana in Africa. At her school there are thefts of cake. Precious decides to investigate. I loved the plot line and the fact that it had a Moral to the story. The characters were well explained. I found the character of Precious to be ...
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review 1: While "The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" was too fluffy of a book for me personally, this children's series about Precious as a young girl in Botswana is great. The plot is simple enough for 5-year-olds to enjoy, yet the cultural aspect and stories of life in Botswana even ente...
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review 1: Another great story about Precious Ramotswe's childhood following The Great Cake Mystery! This book would be a grand introduction to life in Botwana for kids (about 30 years ago when Precious was a child). This book would pair well with the Anna Hibiscus series set in modern Nige...
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review 1: Charming and bordering on cutesy, which seems to be McCall Smith's calling card. He's one of those authors that has such a distinct writing style (Neil Gaiman is another one that comes to mind) that I think I'd be able to identify it just by reading any random passage.**Fun side...
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review 1: The second book in the mystery series about a young Precious Ramotswe. In this book, Precious and her friends have to track down a missing cow. I love how the setting contributes to the mystery (these are not mysteries that could take place here in America, for example). I also a...
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review 1: I highly recommend this 73 page chapter book for elementary students. It is a prequel to The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, an adult mystery series. Like the original books, this book is set in Botswana and the main character is Precious Ramotswe. The mystery is simple but appr...
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review 1: As an adult reader, I have greatly enjoyed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that children could also meet Precious Ramotswe, just as she begins her detective work as a mere child. In this story, Precious befriends a brother and sis...