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1409155587 
Book The great zoo of China; Matthew Reilly
Year: 2016
Language: English
Type: Book
Class Number: THRILLER
Category: Fiction
Publisher: Orion Books, 2016
Physical or Electronic: Physical
ISBN: 9781409155584
Notes:
Originally published: 2014
It is a secret the Chinese government has been keeping for 40 years. They have found a species of animal no one believed even existed. It will amaze the world. Now the Chinese are ready to unveil their astonishing discovery within the greatest zoo ever constructed. A small group of VIPs and journalists has been brought to the zoo deep within China to see its fabulous creatures for the first time.
Extent: 352 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and whit
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