We Bought a Zoo : The Amazing True Story of a Young Family, a Broken-Down Zoo, and the 200 Wild Animals That Change Their Lives Forever (CD-Audio)

from tjsjohanna

What an interesting story - who would ever think of doing such a thing as buying a family zoo?? While there were obviously important and emotional things going on the private life of Mr. Mee, this memoir focuses pretty tightly on the work that went into the opening of their zoo. I enjoyed the sto...

from MaggieFlo

Good story of how Benjamin Mee and his family purchase and refurbish a run down zoo in Devon. The funds for the purchase come from Mee's mother who is recently widowed and sells her family home. He is helped by his siblings and his wife and children. It is a large hill to climb to obtain funds, t...

from bedda

I'm a sucker for animal anecdotes. Wild animals, domestic animals, and apparently animals in zoos too. As an animal anecdote lover I liked reading all about the animals, even when he was just talking about their dental care. It was also interesting to find out some of what is required to own and ...

from Bitter_Grace

Though Benjamin Mee had only just moved his family to the South of France when the opportunity came up to purchase a dilapidated zoo back in England, he got his wife, kids, siblings and even his mum on board to make a go of the unusual enterprise. On a financial shoe-string, and with limited expe...

from thetometraveller

"The amazing true story of a young family, a broken down zoo, and the 200 wild animals that change their lives forever." Benjamin Mee was living that life that he thought he wanted. In the summer of 2004 he has moved his young family to rural France, leaving behind years of busy London life but t...