The view at the zoo

In this humorous twist on a visit to the zoo, just who has the more interesting view? As morning dawns, the zookeeper makes his rounds, exhorting the animals to wake up, comb their hair, and stand up straight. Soon their human visitors arrive, and the observations begin to flow: My, what silly things they do, all these creatures at the zoo. Walking on all kinds of feet, dancing to an inner beat. Babies riding on their backs, on their bellies, snug in sacks. Hear the silly sounds they speak, as they howl and squawk and shriek! But just who is talking about whom? With a clever twist of text and bright and festive illustrations, this picture book will have children begging for a trip to the zoo. Ages 4-8.

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PreS-Gr 2-As the zookeeper makes his rounds before opening the gate to visitors, he issues instructions to make sure that the animals look their best. Giraffes need to stand up straight, and Mr. Lion must comb his hair. Once the humans arrive, the rhymed text turns to observations of behavior such as making silly sounds, eating constantly, and primping. Humor lies in the parallel activities of the zoo animals and visitors. Young listeners can look for the similarities in the cartoonlike illustrations and will also enjoy spotting the monkey that shows up on every spread and "helps" the zookeeper while wearing the man's hat. The title might supplement a class or family outing to the zoo but isn't a necessary purchase.-Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankato (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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