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Eleven-year-old Louise - or simply Lou - is very interested in animals. She dreams of one day building her own zoo on an island, like the naturalist Gerald Darrell, and writing many books, like the world's most famous veterinarian James Herriot. Today, she persistently studies everything about animals, draws them and runs her blog @Lu_Animalius. At home, she has a dog named Sherlock, a chinchilla, snails, a rat, and sticklebacks.
In search of new experience and knowledge, Lu and her friend Max volunteer at a veterinary clinic. Here, the girl learns how to care for and treat animals and shares all her knowledge with the readers of her blog. For example, she writes about how to repair an achatina shell, why chameleons change colour, how to prepare for a blood test, and many other interesting facts about exotic birds and animals. Lou also gathers information about prominent Ukrainian veterinarians and talks about organisations that protect and rescue animals.
Illustrations for the book were drawn by Zhenya Vasylieva.
About the author
Alina Shtefan is an author of fairy tales and popular science books for children and teenagers, a doctor and medical geneticist by profession. She teaches molecular genetic diagnostics for adults and natural sciences for children. She lives in Dnipro with her husband, three daughters (one of whom is going to become a veterinarian!), a Scotch terrier named Sherlock, and two guinea pigs. She is the author of the books The Cupboard Under the Plum Tree, A Summer Long in DNA, The Reality of Barghest, The Puddle, and The Puddle;The Marble Dog, as well as fairy tales in the collections & laquo;Fairy Tales for the Christmas Tree& raquo;, & laquo;When the Snow Smells of Tangerines& raquo;, & laquo;Kotyhoroshka. Tangled Tales».
