Whitekar, Zai creator Basu, Suddhasattwa ii Gurugram Hachette Book Publishing India Pvt Ltd 2024 mal VI, 194p. ROAR! HISS! SQUEAK! NYUK-NYUK! Wildlife sure sounds fun, doesn't it? Explore the wild with Zai Whitaker, an eager adventurer raised among India's pioneering conservation heroes! Together with Romulus Whitaker, the 'Snake Man of India', Zai developed the Madras Crocodile Bank, to research and conserve crocodiles and other 'herps'. From living with cobras as to hatching sea turtles and from watching birds to stalking termites, Zai has a long and thrilling trail of escapades. Her stories, poems and real-life accounts take you from Chennai to the Western Ghats, from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Papua New Guinea, and beyond into her wildly wonderful imagination! Beautifully illustrated, Cobra in my Kitchen and Other Adventures with Wildlife introduces you to the fascinating side of wriggly snakes, jumpy frogs, lively lizards, colourful chameleons and even a tiger or two, along with many more unmissable adventures! Hop on to this sensational safari of discoveries for children and the whole family! 1. Cobra in My Kitchen 2. Serpentine Mythssss 3. The Big Four 4. Jungle Holidays 5. Kali and the Rat Snake 6. Snakes Are Decent. 7. Leave Your Tail and Run! 8. Snek Bilong Papua New Guinea 9. Termite Safari 10. How Scientists Can Affect the Crocodile's Love Life 11. A Crazy Crop of Crocs 12. Bitten! 13. Puk-Puk Bilong Papua New Guinea 14. Lizards Are Wizards 15. Turtles and Tortoises 16. What Happened to the Reptiles? 17. The Turtle's Burden 18. Sea Turtles' Secrets 19. Froggy, Froggy 20. Islands of Paradise 21. Me, the Great Birdwatcher 22. The zoo Tiger 23. Saviours of the Sky Islands Juvenile Nonfiction -- Animals -- Adventure 9789357317375 260218