Panda Panic - Running Wild

by Jamie Rix

Published 30 August 2012

The second hilarious Panda Panic story in the fantastic AWESOME ANIMALS series – awesome adventures with the wildest wildlife, from award-winning authors.

Ping the panda lives with his mum and twin sister on the Wolong nature reserve in China. Although his name means ‘peaceful‘ he’s anything but! Ping craves adventure and excitement but unfortunately he is a panda… and pandas do pretty much nothing except eat bamboo.

But when Ping gets swept off down the river, he at last finds the adventure he’s been waiting for. Will Ping and his new friend Little Bear enjoy their freedom, or will the shadows, and the bandits, and the lurking snow leopards have them running for home-sweet-home?


Panda Panic

by Jamie Rix

Published 5 July 2012

It’s time for Ping the panda cub to meet his public in this hilarious adventure by award-winning author, Jamie Rix One of the fantastic titles in the AWESOME ANIMALS series – awesome adventures with the wildest wildlife, from award-winning authors.

Ping the panda lives with his mum and twin sister An on the Wolong nature reserve in China. Although his name means ‘peaceful‘ in Chinese, he’s anything but! Ping craves adventure and excitement but unfortunately he is a panda… and pandas do pretty much nothing except eat bamboo for around 14 hours a day and poo up to 40 times a day.
So when Ping overhears one of the reserve rangers talking about plans to send a panda to London Zoo as part of an exchange programme, he knows this is his big chance! But how can he make sure he gets selected for the programme? Will Ping be able to swap his boring life on the reserve for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure on the other side of the world, or is he destined to a life of eating, and pooing, bamboo?

Nothing’s black and white in this laugh-out-loud Awesome Animal adventure!