Kimba

by Geoffrey Malone

Born among the rocks of M'goma Hill, Kimba is nurtured by his mother, fierce, tender Sabba. She teaches him the ways of the plains—the merciless hunt for food and the endless dangers from hyenas, leopards, crocodiles and rival lions. But when strange lions wrestle the pride away from his sire, Black Mane, Kimba must flee for his life to face the struggle for survival alone. Slowly, painfully, he grows fiercer and stronger, and ready at last to challenge for leadership of his old pride and to confront lion's greatest enemy—humans.

Genres: Animals, Fiction, Africa, Childrens

144 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1999

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's a little Lion King plot in here, but apart from that it's a wonderful book. The author knows every detail of a lion's life, and in the book the characters are believable and easy to understand. Kimba is a very endearing story, with plenty of twists. I recommend reading this book.

[WolfLover · Rating 1 out of 5]

I’m actually amazed that this book got published. It reads like something a child would write. It’s very simplistic in writing and plot, with one-note characters that don’t even speak. That’s not to say the narrator tells the story as an observer would – it’s implied that the animals are talking to each other, but there is no actual speech. To me, this felt like the author couldn’t think of any dialogue, so just resorted to blandly stating that something has been said. He also doesn’t know basic things about lions, such as the fact that young males leave the pride they were born in. He has Kimba, the main character, becoming leader of his birth pride, rather in the vein of The Lion King.

[Lone Wolf · Rating 1 out of 5]

A poorly-written book with no dialogue between the characters. The author seems to know very little about lions - the protagonist ends up taking over the pride he was born into, meaning he would end up mating with his mother and sisters!

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story is talking about a baby lion called Kimba. He was haunting with his mother until in got away from his mother, he got lost and lonely. This baby lion then had to survive by itself all alone without his mother.

[Hope Jasmine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this such a long time ago, I need to reread it soon. After I do that I’ll put up a review.