Fenton, Corinne,

My friend Tertius / Corinne Fenton ; illustrated by Owen Swan. - 32 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm.

"One question kept echoing in my mind - if I had to leave, what would I do with Tertius?" This is the true story of two lives brought together by chance. Arthur Cooper, working in intelligence for the British Government in pre-war Hong Kong, rescues a small gibbon and names him Tertius. Together they escape to a safe place - but is it for always?

Preschool age.

9781760113827


Cooper, Arthur R. V., -1988.
Tertius (Gibbon)


Intelligence officers--Juvenile fiction.
Gibbons--Juvenile fiction.
Human-animal relationships--Juvenile fiction.
Intelligence officers--Great Britain--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Gibbons--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Gibbons as pets--Juvenile literature.


Hong Kong (China)--History--20th century--Juvenile fiction.


Historical fiction.
Picture books.

A823.4