Hezekiah is a very hairy camel. He lives alone in his enclosure at the zoo and although you'd never guess it, he's lonely. After an absent-minded zoo keeper leaves the gate open one night, Hezekiah goes on the run - rampaging through the English countryside, running through hedges, hiding in the Ladies loos, and finally breaking into a safari park! There he meets another rather hairy character - and makes a friend...

Author Biography

DICK KING-SMITH was a Gloucestershire farmer until the age of 45, when he gave up farming to become a primary school teacher. Now a bestselling full-time author, his work has received many awards including a Bronze Medal for the Smarties Prize of l997 for All Because of Jackson and the Children's Book Award in l995 for Harriet's Hare. In l992, he was also voted Children's Author of the Year. In l995, his top-selling title The Sheep-Pig was developed into a box-office movie, BABE, introducing hundreds of thousands of youngsters to his work.