Washoe County Library System

If Gerald McGrew ran the zoo, he'd let all the animals go and fill it with more unusual beasts--a ten-footed lion, an Elephant-Cat, a Mulligatawny, a Tufted Mazurka, and others.

A skill-building reader for young ZooBorns fans features a sequence of adorable baby animals, from hippos and elephants to dolphins and seals, who manage the summer heat by splashing in the cool water.

Enthusiastic siblings describe the animals at the "zoo, zoo, zoo."

An introduction to the elephant, the biggest animal in the zoo.

For once, operations at the enormous zoo/theme park appear to be running smoothly and Teddy Fitzroy is finally able to give detective work a rest. But then a local lion is accused of killing a famous dog, and the dog's owner goes on a crusade to have the cat hunted. But it looks like the lion might have been framed, and a renegade animal activist wants help to prove it. Soon, Teddy finds himself wrapped up in the middle of his most bizarre, hilarious,...

"Attention, animal lovers! It's time to count along with a whole new crew of adorable zoo babies. Featuring irresistible animal photos, bouncy text, and a fact-filled glossary, this just might be the cutest counting book ever to hit the shelves!"--

Look! Its a book! Starring a brother and sister who go to the zoo, see kangaroos and baboons, and get to bring home balloons! Told entirely in words that contain a double o, this playful story is a great choice for emerging readers. Bright illustrations and an engaging, interactive text will invite repeated readings. Hooray! A brother and sister cant wait to go to the zoo, where they have an exciting day ahead full of food, balloons, baboons, and...

Introduces young children to the important work of zookeepers in protecting animals under their care, depicting such lesser-known jobs as playing soccer with rhinos and trimming elephant toenails.

America's sweetheart, impassioned lifelong animal welfare advocate, and bestselling author White offers intimate and funny stories about her animal friends at the zoo, enhanced by gorgeous four-color photographs. "Betty & Friends" is the passion project she has been working on for more than a decade--a love letter to zoos and to the animals in them.

The ladybug goes to town and visits a zoo, where she overhears Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len plotting to take a monkey and use him to rob the queen.