Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - General    3. Animals - Zoos    4. Behavior    5. Children's 4-8 - Nature    6. Children: Grades 3-4    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Play behavior in animals    10. Zoo animals   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures    2. Animals - Zoos    3. Children's Baby - Lift the Flap    4. Children: Preschool    5. Dinosaurs    6. Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Specimens    9. Toy and movable books    10. Zoo animals   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Zoos    2. Children's All Ages - Fiction - General    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Children: Preschool    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Petting zoos    9. Preschool Reading Skills    10. Readers - Beginner    11. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Zoos   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Zoos    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Performing Arts - General   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals    2. Animals - Zoos    3. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Children: Preschool    6. Fiction    7. Giraffes    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Nature & the Natural World - General    10. Preschool Picture Story Books    11. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Mammals   

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Fun book that keeps their interest!
After getting this at my local library for the second time, I decided to buy my own copy.It's the most requested story by my three year old and when he took it to story time at the school last week, the teacher and other kids in the class loved it!Nobody knew what a wombat was before that!I think all kids will enjoy this one.Great for further discussions on other animals that live in Australia. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Animals - Zoos    3. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. Fiction    7. General    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Rumor    10. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    11. Wombats    12. Zoo animals    13. Zoos    14. Non-Classifiable   

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An upbeat allegorical tale
With a thoroughly "young reader friendly" text and watercolor illustrations by writer/artist Francesca Greco, Cyril The Mandrill is an upbeat allegorical tale. Cyril isn't like other monkeys at the zoo; he is a mandrill with unique facial coloring and markings. Everyone wants to see Cyril at the zoo, but other animals make fun of him and his strange face. Yet when winter comes and the animals are moved indoors, the monkeys quickly realize that Cyril's colors are a vibrant reminder of the outside world, and learn to appreciate his differences. A simplistic, childlike quality to the artwork contributes to the endearing quality of this cheerful tale.
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Subjects:  1. Juvenile Fiction    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Monkeys    4. Animals - Zoos    5. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    6. Zoos    7. Children: Grades 1-2    8. Fiction    9. Individuality   

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - General    3. Animals - Zoos    4. Children's Baby - Boardbooks    5. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    6. Children: Babies & Toddlers    7. Domestic animals    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Specimens    11. Textured books    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Rabbits   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Cats    2. Animals - Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.    3. Animals - Zoos    4. Cat family (Mammals)    5. Cats    6. Children's 9-12 - Nature / Guide Books    7. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    8. Children: Grades 3-4    9. Felidae    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. Zoo animals    13. Non-Classifiable   

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Animals - Zoos    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. History    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile Zoological Sciences    9. Juvenile literature    10. New York Zoological Park    11. Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    12. Science & Nature - Zoology    13. Science & Technology - Zoology    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / Zoology   

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Billy and Emma is Uplifting and Fun
Billy and Emma is one of my son's favorite books.Even if you are not fond of parrots, if you like beautiful illustrations, adventure, and enjoy a happy ending, you will like Billy and Emma. Billy and Emma, two macaws who are best friends, enjoyed a happy life at the zoo until Emma was kidnaped by a robber.Despondent and desperate, Billy turns to his friend Nancy the crow for help.With the aid of Harold the owl and some friendly pidgeons, Billy and Nancy perform a daring rescue. While telling a very entertaining story, Billy and Emma teaches about the importance of friendship, teamwork, and good triumphing over evil. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure    2. Animals - Birds    3. Animals - Zoos    4. Birds    5. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    6. Children: Grades 1-2    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Macaws    10. Zoos    11. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Animals - Zoos    3. Children's 9-12 - Nature / Guide Books    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. Handling    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile Zoological Sciences    9. Juvenile literature    10. Nature - General    11. Primates    12. Zoo animals    13. Non-Classifiable   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.    2. Animals - Zoos    3. Children's 4-8 - Nature    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. Indiana    7. Indianapolis    8. Infancy    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Tiger cubs    12. Tigers    13. Zoo animals    14. Antiques & Collectibles / Bottles   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Zoos    2. Children's 4-8 - Nature    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    4. Juvenile literature    5. Popcorn Park Zoo    6. Zoos   

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - Mammals    3. Animals - Zoos    4. Australia    5. Children's 4-8 - Lift the Flap    6. Children: Kindergarten    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Specimens    10. Toy and movable books    11. Nature & the Natural World   

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Mortimer Rules
I was introduced to this book in a graduate reading course. What a delightful story, as well as, a wonderful read. The vocabulary is wonderful for emergent readers. The vocabulary is kept simple, but also provides a few new terms. This is a great book for teachers and parents to include in their children's book library. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Zoos    2. Baths    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Pigs   

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fascinates my 7 month old!
this book is a great size for my diaper bag and it never fails to mezmerize my little one.of course he wants to grab at the 3-D features, but we do our best to touch "nicely".and, i'm sure it's a book that will continue to amuse him as he grows.

ANOTHER WINNER!!
My 16 month son loves his Zany Zoo.Every night he brings me the book, climbs in my lap and waits for me to read to him.He really loves it when mommy makes the pets move and adds sound effects.
A beautiful pop-up book!
This book is so cute! These smaller pop-up Snappy books are on par with the bigger versions, but are 1/3rd the price! I was shocked at how cute the animals inside are! There is an alligator, like on the cover, an elephant, a bear, a tiger, and a hippo. They are all surrounded by bright colors and other animals. They pop out of the page in true 3D style. It amazed me so much, I quickly bought the entire series...You can not go wrong at any age group! My 9-month-old baby loves these books and so do I at 36! This book is one of the best ones out there and is destined to be around for decades to come. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Zoos    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Zoos   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Zoos    2. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    3. Children: Preschool    4. Fiction    5. Readers - Beginner    6. Rebuses    7. Zoo animals   

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This is my favorite picture book for little people
It is so good to see this book available again.My children grew up with the colorful pictures and gentle prose of Eve Rice's tale.I think although the title is about Sam, the story is really about Elephant, who thinks he has been forgotten when Sam the Zookeeper feeds the rest of the animals.What Elephant doesn't know is that Sam has only gone off to get Elephant a special wagon full of the food Elephant loves.And isn't that what life is like?Real happy endings are not about getting what we want, but about getting Even More, often in surprising ways.I am getting this for nieces and nephews now, and will save a few copies for the I'm-hoping-for-someday grandchildren.

3 month old LOVED it
My infant son (now ten) absolutely adored this book, I guess maybe at least partly because of the bright colors. He would stare and stare and get all excited and giggly. And later he liked the story too. Not much of a story from an adult perspective, but boy oh boy does the author have a line to the hearts of the very small. I treasure our beaten and slobbered on old copy of this book like his hospital ID bracelet.

Never forget this one
This is a very cute story with a moderate amount of predictability.The most difficult word is "deliciously" which would be a challenge for first grader, but could be accomplished with some assistance.The illustrations are simple, but clearly convey meaning while not crowding the text.The relationship between text and pictures is very good - the picture matches the text so that the reader can use it to help decode words.With short pages, short sentences, and only a few trouble words, this book lends itself to being used for a Running Record in Kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms.It is a complete beginner's book that young students can read on their own that does still have a real plot.Because Sam is a zookeeper and there are lots of animals in the story, that may help to arouse interest.Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - Zoos    3. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Fiction    6. General    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Zoo animals   

Subjects:  1. Animals - General    2. Animals - Zoos    3. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title    6. Fiction    7. General    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Masai (African people)    10. Singing    11. Zoo animals