Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Animals - Zoos

No kid knows more about zoo life than Whit. That's because he sleeps, eats, and even attends home-school at the Meadowbrook Zoo. It's one of the perks of having a mother who's the zoo director and a father who's the head elephant keeper. Now that he's eleven, Whit feels trapped by the rules and routine of zoo life. With so many exotic animals, it's easy to get overlooked. But when Whit notices a mysterious girl who visits every day to draw the birds, suddenly the zoo becomes much more interesting. Who is the Bird Girl? And why does she come by herself to the zoo?

Determined to gain her...

A fun black and white illustrated chapter book for ages 6-8.

When Henry Haynes complains that his new book is boring he gets more than he bargained for. Before he knows it, he's been sucked down into the story and finds himself eyeball to eyeball with Brian, a bossy boa constrictor who's in charge of a zoo escape.

Brian won't let Henry return home until he's released the animals, including some hungry lions and Gordon - the extremely smelly gorilla who masterminded the escape plan. To make matters worse, it looks as if Gordon's out to get Henry...

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This highly illustrated book by Ann Marie Tomlins uses another of her children's poems (her first was about Louie the Looney Loon Who Wanted to Fly to the Moon). This time the poem is about a Lion who decides he wants to leave his boring existance at the zoo to experience the excitement of life in the wild. He shortly discovers he is missed by all the children that used to visit him, and eventually he decides to return. Most of the simple poem lines are in large text on one page with full-page illustrations by Hailey McCarthy (who previously illustrated Donkey Oatie's Irish Visitor for Tom...

Have you ever wanted to create a Secret Club and go on exciting adventures? The Secret Club Visits the Zoo follows the original members on an exciting outdoor adventure to the zoo.

The children learn how to plan and save their money for their adventure. With their parent's guidance, they earn money by helping around the house. By working together, they save their money and plan for their special day.

Once at the zoo, the children meet up with a zoo guide who shares interesting facts about each animal they see. The children spend the day in amazement and wonder as they...