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SUCH AN AMAZING STORY
It is such a wonderful and true story that teaches kids about all different types of families. One of my favorite books of all time, I suggest it to anyone and everyone!

www.lazyreaders.com book club recommendation for April 2006
A touching story of two penguins at the Central Park Zoo that admire the other penguins having babies but cannot have one of their own. When a zoologist notices their dilemma, he gives them an egg for their nest, where they nurture their egg until the day their new baby is born. A beautiful book with some pretty deep messages (but I'll let you enjoy the deeper message for yourselves). For more cool adult, young adult and children's books under 250 pages, go to www.lazyreaders.com.

And Tango Makes Wonderful
This book is absolutely wonderful: the illustrations are soft, wonderfully executed, and accurate inasmuch as how Central Park Zoo looks.I picked up this book out of curiosity and was pleasantly surprised at how the authors emphasize how love and family go hand in hand no matter if it's two moms, two dads, or yes, even two penguins and a ball of fluff that comprise it. It is definitely a book I would pass on to any child to teach them about the nature of love and diversity and any adult willing to teach that lesson. My only regret is that there aren't more books out there like this, and more people willing to open their minds and hearts to its message: bravo Tango, and bravo Parnell. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Birds    2. Animals - Zoos    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Familial behavior in animals    6. Family - General    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Penguins    10. Preschool Picture Story Books    11. Social Issues - Homosexuality    12. Zoo animals    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Zoos   

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Heartwarming and Wonderful!
Although I did not see the television documentary on these two littledarlings, I nevertheless loved the book. Although they are now big bears,the story of little Klondike and Snow's early years is interesting,educational and touching. Abandoned by their mother as cubs, the two bearswere raised by humans. This book clearly illustrates the love and devotionof the Denver Zoo towards the cubs' care and development. Klondike and Snoware now thriving at Sea World's Wild Arctic exhibit, were they have plentyof living space and attention! A Teacher's Review of"Klondike and Snow"
Anyone who was fascinated by the PBS program on these two polar bears will enjoy this book.It tells the story of their early years before being transfered to the Florida zoo.The photos are amazing!I've used thisbook as a resource with K-6th graders, and all ages have loved it.Thetext under the photos is very small and in blue, making it difficult toread, but the main text is fine, and otherwise the book is wonderful.Ihighly recommend it to anyone with an interest in these two very specialbears.

A Teacher's Review of"Klondike and Snow"
Anyone who was fascinated by the PBS program on these two polar bears will enjoy this book.It tells the story of their early years before being transfered to the Florida zoo.The photos are amazing!I've used thisbook as a resource with K-6th graders, and all ages have loved it.Thetext under the photos is very small and in blue, making it difficult toread, but the main text is fine, and otherwise the book is wonderful.Ihighly recommend it to anyone with an interest in these two very specialbears. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Animal Husbandry    2. Animals - Bears    3. Animals - Zoos    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Essays    6. Individual Species Of Mammals    7. Infancy    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Mammals    10. Nature    11. Nature / Field Guide Books    12. Polar bear    13. Zoo animals    14. Colorado    15. Juvenile Fiction / General    16. Wild animals    17. Zoos & wildlife parks   

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A delightful board book
Specifically designed, written, and illustrated for children ages 6 months to 4 years, Brian Wildsmith's Zoo Animals is a delightful board book that introduces animals commonly seen at the zoo. Youngsters can name the animals while parents and care givers can teach them interesting facts about each creature represented in vivid colors. Very highly recommended for family, preschool, kindergarten, and day-care board book collections, Brian Wildsmith's Zoo Animals is also available in Spanish: Brian Wildsmith Los animales del zoologico. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Zoos    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Children: Babies & Toddlers   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Zoos    2. Children's 4-8 - Nature    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Juvenile Easy Readers    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Readers - Beginner    9. Zoo animals    10. Zoos    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Zoos   

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - Zoos    3. Children's 9-12 - Animals/Pets    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. Elementary    7. Juvenile Nonfiction   

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A Nice Gift for a Little One
This board book is not as flashy as some for infants, but it really has great textures to feel.Artifical fur, felt ball, woven basket, etc. are inside.The puppies' pictures are playfully presented.The book is large enough that children will not have a hard time holding it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Animals - Zoos    3. Children's Baby - Boardbooks    4. Children: Babies & Toddlers    5. Dogs    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Puppies    9. Specimens    10. Textured books   

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Review of Zoo by Gail Gibbons
In this book, Gibbons includes all important facts about the zoo presenting the information clearly and directly.The organization of the text is sequential from early morning at the zoo until nightfall.The purpose of the book is portrayed through the text and illustrations.The bright, colorful illustrations compliment the text and are clearly labeled using appropriate vocabulary for the intended age level.The book is very appropriate for young readers and would be a valuable resource for learning about the zoo.

Great behind-the-scenes look at the zoo
For all the children who go to the zoo and enjoy looking at the animals, Gail Gibbons presents a wonderful behind-the-scenes look at all the work that makes it possible. From the zookeepers arriving in the early morning to feed the animals and clean their cages and the vendors preparing for the zoo's visitors, to the security guard locking the main gate and patroling the empty walkways, the book does a nice job of giving children a more in-depth view of the zoo. Veterinarians help sick animals and monitor the birth of baby animals. Construction workers build a new exhibit. Zoo keepers prepare the special foods that the animals eat. Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Zoos    2. Children's 4-8 - Animals/Pets    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Preschool    5. Juvenile literature    6. Zoos    7. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Zoos   

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Animals - Zoos    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Kangaroos    8. Mammals   

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I love it!
It is really a good book for kids. I like the great information about animals in this book.

My Visit To The Zoo
This book was very interesting, and I think this is a great book for kids to read. This informational, yet very interting, and fun to read book, tells kids a lot about animals. Even though this does talk a lot about information, I enjoyed it, and I think many other kids will to. Great message, but not a five star book...
I appreciate the message that this book sends, in teaching children about endangered species.The book spends most of the content in providing information on the animals in their habitats, yet tries to pass theinformation off in a story.I think the facts provided are wonderful forchildren to learn, and the illustrations do help lure the children intoasking questions, but overall the book lacks a little in keeping a child'sattention.Not quite a five star book, as a result, but very worthwhileinformation on endangered animals. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Zoos    2. Children's 4-8 - Nature    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Science & Nature - Zoology    8. Science & Technology - Zoology    9. Zoo animals    10. Zoos    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Zoos   

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sometimes interesting
This book was interesting in some parts, but in some parts it was boring.I especially liked learning how zoo keepers hid vitamins in sweet fruits, like an apple, for many of the animals.But, the beginning was boring, because it hadn't gotten into the part about feeding the animals.
Clear, fun, and informative text
In the wild, animals can usually find the right things to eat. But zoo animals can't search for their own meals; they must rely on the people who care for them. Nutritionists and zookeepers must discover what foods each animal needs to stay healthy and happy within the confines of the modern zoo. And they have to know how to serve lunch to a poisonous snake, make dinner for a thousand animals at once, feed babies who have lost their mothers, provide the nutrients rare animals need to successfully procreate and nurse their offspring, and more. Very highly recommended for school and community library pet/wildlife collections, Lunch At The Zoo: What Zoo Animals Eat And Why is a splendid introduction to this complex subject as it takes young readers behind the scenes at some of the largest zoos in the country to discover what (and how) their animals are fed. Joyce Altman's clear, fun, and informative text is nicely illustrated throughout by black and white photography, and illustrations by Rick Chrustowski. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Animal Husbandry    2. Animals    3. Animals - Zoos    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. Feeding and feeds    7. Food    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Science & Nature - Zoology    11. Zoo animals    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Zoos   

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An enjoyable exploration of the wondrous diversity of nature
The Kids' Guide To Zoo Animals is a simple field guide featuring 200 popular zoo animals. Though intended for young adults, it is a reference that, although brief in descriptive information on each species, does not talk down to the reader and will appeal to all ages. Each animal listing covers one page and includes color photographs, and information concerning the animal's description, diet, habitat, behavior, IUCN status, and threats to the species' survival. An enjoyable exploration of the wondrous diversity of nature.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Zoos    2. Children's 4-8 - Nature    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Zoo animals    8. Zoos   

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Animals - Insects, Spiders, etc.    3. Animals - Zoos    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Life Sciences - Zoology - General    9. Life cycles    10. Spiders    11. Zoology & animal sciences   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Zoos    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Concepts - General    5. Development    6. Infancy    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Owls    10. Preschool Informational Books    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Zoos   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Zoos    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Children: Babies & Toddlers    4. Juvenile literature    5. Zoo animals    6. Zoos    7. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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Perfect for encouraging an early love of poetry
The poems in this beautifully illustrated book are perfect for children; short and silly yet well written.My 3-year old and I sit together and read the entire book, and we each have our favorite animal poem.A wonderful book- I will buy more of Florian's collections.

A review of a sort.
No one can accuse poet Douglas Florian of being uninterested in the public opinion of his work.Mr. Florian is one of the few relatively well-known children's writers out there who, by his own hand and without any interference on my part, was kind enough to ask me to review his book, "zoo's who" by e-mail.I, a lowly Amazon.com reviewer, was somewhat amazed to receive his request (all the more so when I noticed that it was written in brightly colored verse).I was reluctant initially, a reluctance that increased tenfold when I opened my most recent issue of School Library Journal and found that Mr. Florian had written a letter taking an SLJ reviewer to task for a) Incorrectly writing the title of his book with capital letters and b) not properly spacing the letters in his poem, "The Slugs", thereby nixing the point of the work.The fact that the review was a positive one did not stop Mr. Florian from his critique.Now I tend to write reviews of children's books with only the vaguest sense that the author may, at some time, care what I've written.I have never received an angry e-mail from someone like Carmen Agry Deedy for my review of her gawdawful, "The Yellow Star" or from Marcus Pfister for his lamentable, "Rainbow Fish".But then, I've never known for a fact that the author has or would, at some point, read what I've written.So do I shrink from my responsibilities and refuse to review this book simply because I can't write three words without wondering if they are "nice"?Do I shy away from this momentous occasion and leave the reviewing to somebody else?No sir!Onward I revieweth!
A tempting menagerie
In one of his most artful surprises yet, Douglas Florian has created another delightful, spine-tingling gaggle of animals, the usual tongue-twisting, alliterative troupe: the manta ray, the penguin, the bush baby, the bats, the slugs, the terns, the wallaby and, my favorite, the sloth:
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Subjects:  1. American - General    2. American poetry    3. Animals    4. Animals - General    5. Animals - Zoos    6. Children's 9-12 - Poetry / Plays    7. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    8. Children's poetry, American    9. Children: Kindergarten    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile Poetry    12. Poetry    13. Poetry - General    14. Poetry - Humorous    15. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Zoos    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Concepts - Size & Shape    5. Juvenile literature    6. Mathematics - General    7. Size    8. Size judgment    9. Size perception    10. Zoo animals   

Editorial Review

The world rejoices each time a rare giant panda is born. When tiny HuaMei was born on August 21, 1999, her caregivers gave her extra protection fromany potential dangers. For the first weeks of her life, this baby could beviewed only with a camera in her den at the San Diego Zoo. She and her mother,Bai Yun, spent the time bonding--panda papas have nothing to do with the raisingof their cubs. Gradually, as Hua Mei grew bigger and stronger, she began to playand eat on her own, and the world was finally allowed to see her when she wasabout five months old.Read more

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If you didn't love Pandas before this book, you will now!
The photos in this book are absolutely amazing! Starting with Hua Mei's 1st teeny tiny black & white photo camera that had been installed inside the panda den, and the book ending 1 year later. I can't say enough about the photos!
Beautiful and educational
I'll be perfectly honest: I love following Hua Mei's story at the San Diego Zoo web site.I'm a complete sucker for panda stories.So I was pleased to finally see a more permanent record of Hua Mei's first year.Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Bears    2. Animals - Zoos    3. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. Endangered species    7. Hua Mei (Panda)    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    11. Pandas    12. Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    13. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Mammals   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Birds    2. Animals - Zoos    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Children: Preschool    6. Flamingos    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Readers - Beginner    10. Zoo animals   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Zoos    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Concepts - General    5. Counting    6. Juvenile literature    7. Mathematics - General    8. Number concept    9. Two (The number)    10. Zoo animals   

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Life at the zoo
I have always loved Jack Hanna's informative (and frequently hilarious) segments on "Good Morning, America," so I was quite pleased to see his children's book, "Jungle Jack Hanna's What Zookeepers Do." The book combines an easy-to-read text with excellent color photos of the keepers and animals at the Columbus Zoo. The photos are credited to Rick A. Prebeg. A Great Factual Zoo Book
Jack Hanna lives up to his great reputation as a zoo keeper with this informative, very interesting book about modern zoo life.He gives details about animal diets, exercise, health and dental care and animal training.As a teacher and lover of zoos I enjoyed learning more about the waysanimals can be humanely treated while kept in zoo habitats. I also enjoyedJungle Jack's personal comments about his love for various zoo animals! Ihighly recommend this book for zoo or animal lovers! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Zoos    2. Careers    3. Children's 4-8 - Nature    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Kindergarten    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Readers - Beginner    9. Zoo animals    10. Zoo keepers