Chi Chi the Panda

Author: Chan, Maisie

Interest age: from c 4 years

Published on 4 June 2026 by Hachette Children's Group (Hodder Children's Books) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 32 pages
252 x 252 x 9 | 360g

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Discover the incredible illustrated true story of history's most beloved and famous panda, Chi Chi. After being taken from Baoxing, in China, Chi Chi lived in lots of different zoos around the world, loved by everyone who came to visit her. As Chi Chi grew up, she was introduced to a male panda called An An, became mixed up in arguments between other countries and even became the star attraction at London Zoo and the most famous animal in England.