Her Father's Zoo

When June Williams (née Mottershead) was 4, her father bought seven acres in Cheshire on which to start his "zoo without bars." Its first residents were two goats and a gibbon, who were soon joined by two bears. It wasn't easy at first. Neighbors' concerns and World War I proved difficult but temporary roadblocks, and through it all, June was probably the most envied ~ and most photographed ~ kid on the block: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29014122