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Author
Series
Virgil Flowers mysteries volume 9
Language
English
Description
"Whenever you hear the sky rumble, that usually means a storm. In Virgil Flowers' case, make that two. The exceptional new thriller from the writer whose books are "pure reading pleasure" (Booklist) The first storm comes from, of all places, the Minnesota zoo. Two large, and very rare, Amur tigers have vanished from their cage, and authorities are worried sick that they've been stolen for their body parts. Traditional Chinese medicine prizes those...
3) Panda-monium
Author
Series
FunJungle volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Teddy Fitzroy must solve the crime of the kidnapped rare and expensive panda, Li Ping.
''Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle's resident sleuth when the zoo's newest addition goes missing - before she even arrives! - in Panda-monium, the latest novel in Stuart Gibbs' FunJungle series. FunJungle is frenzied, awaiting the arrival of its most thrilling animal yet - Li Ping, a rare and very expensive giant panda that the zoo went to enormous lengths to...
Author
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Bob McGrew, the head keeper at the zoo, loves his job -- except when he has to clean up the poo! One day, the iguana leaves behind something that catches the attention of the entire town -- and a poo museum owner -- and ends up making Bob's messy job a lot easier!"--
6) Poached
Author
Series
FunJungle volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Teddy Fitzroy is the prime suspect when FunJungle's newly-acquired koala goes missing, thanks to a prank staged by middle school bully Vance Jessup.
"School troublemaker Vance Jessup thinks Teddy Fitzroy's home at FunJungle, a state-of-the-art zoo and theme park, is the perfect place for a cruel prank. Vance bullies Teddy into his scheme, but the plan goes terribly awry. Teddy sneaks into the koala exhibit to hide out until the chaos...
7) Zoo workers
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Working at a zoo is a great career path for someone who loves animals and isnt afraid of hands-on work. Through engaging text and fun fact boxes, readers discover what zoo workers do and how a person can prepare for a career in this field. Additional information is provided in a clear graphic organizer. Colorful photographs of zoo animals and the workers who care for them keep readers entertained with each turn of the page. It takes special skills...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Zoo animals from polar bear to walrus make their distinctive sounds for each other, while children imitate the sounds for the zookeeper.
"What will you hear when you read this book to a preschool child? Lots of noise! Children will chant the rhythmic words. They'll make the sounds the animals make. And they'll pretend to be the zoo animals featured in the book-- look at the last page!"--
10) Hippopotamus
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to hippos, including their size, diet and everyday behavior, which highlights differences between those in the wild and those living in a zoo habitat.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Xander's plan to host a panda party falls through, since he is the only panda at the zoo, but when he extends the invitation to all of the bears, complications ensue. Includes author's note on the wonders of the animal kingdom and the international effort to save pandas from extinction.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discovering a magical door in her bedroom that leads her to the zoo, a little girl is tempted to bring one little bear back to her room, and then a menagerie of smaller animals, and then a medley of big animals, until pandemonium ensues.
18) Edward the emu
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tired of being an emu, Edward decides to try being like other animals at the zoo, but he soon discovers that being himself is the best after all.
19) Where's Walrus?
Author
Series
Where's Walrus? volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In this wordless picture book, follow Walrus on a happy-go-lucky spree through the big city, as he tries on different hats to disguise himself from the chasing zookeeper.
20) Birthday zoo
Author
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text describes the preparations made for a boy's birthday party by his hosts, the animals at the zoo.
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