The hilarious first adventure of Emily Pilcher. Meet Emily, a girl with a conscience who always does the right thing, her bumbling parents, the hapless Mr and Mrs Pilcher, who are always getting into a fix and Miss Yorktown the head keeper at Wallington Zoo and operator of the bonkers AutoManagement, Feeding, Cleaning and Veterinary Console! ™Emily lives on a boring old farm that has no animals. As a rare birthday treat, her parents, the bumbling Mr and Mrs Pilcher, take Emily to Wallington Zoo to meet the formidable head zookeeper, Miss Yorktown and the newfangled AutoManagement, Feeding, Cleaning and Veterinary Console! ™When the bonkers machine blows up, opening every door, gate and hatch in the zoo! The animals break out, creating havoc in the town centre!Events take a turn for the worse when Bertha, a very old, very tired, and very grumpy looking rhinoceros, takes exception and confronts Miss Yorktown in the town square. Pandemonium ensues as Bertha lowers her 31-inch horn and begins to charge...A wacky, funny, fun-filled and fast-paced kids adventure, full of good humor, colourful characters, monkey's bottoms and rampaging animals!If you enjoyed Emily Pilcher: Pilcher's Farm! Don't miss Emily's second adventure in:Emily Pilcher and the Golden Eye!A humorous, exotic adventure set against a backdrop of travel, friendship and whispered secrets!