| My Visit to the Zoo Contributor(s): Aliki (Author), Aliki (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 006446217X ISBN-13: 9780064462174 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: In a tour of a modern-day zoo, youngsters see how animals really live. Written and illustrated by the inimitable Aliki, this successor to the highly popular "My Visit to the Dinosaurs" and "My Visit to the Aquarium" is a good way to introduce children to the zoo. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Zoos - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology |
| Dewey: 590.744 |
| LCCN: 96009897 |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Series: Trophy Picture Books (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 9.02" W x 10.98" (0.40 lbs) 33 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 127315 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Welcome to the Zoo... How would you like to travel from a tropical rain forest to the African plains, and down into a deep canyon all in one day? Then get ready for a wild trip to the zoo and up close look at all kinds of animals See snow leopards lurking on a ledge, zebras and ostriches running across the open plains, and a tiger splashing in a stream. Find out everything--from what elephants roll in after their baths to which bird might laugh at your jokes. Come take a visit to an amazing zoo Imagine traveling from a lush tropical rain forest, to a deep andmysterious canyon, to the wide-open African plains--all in one day In this tour of a modern-day zoo, visitors get to see how animals really live. They'll learn everything from what elephants like to roll around in after their baths to what's being done to preserve wildlife. Written and illustrated by the inimitable Aliki, this successor to the highly popular titles My Visit to the Dinosaurs and My Visit to the Aquarium is one of the best ways ever for a young child to visit the zoo. 'Aliki's accessible text and lush illustrations bring the animal world to life.' --School Library Journal 'A fine picture book.' --Kirkus Reviews |
Contributor Bio(s): Aliki: - With more than 60 fiction and nonfiction titles for children to her credit, Aliki has been delighting her many fans since her first book was published in 1960. Born in New Jersey, she now lives in New York City. Aliki's books for young readers include the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out titles Digging Up Dinosaurs, Fossils Tell of Long Ago, My Feet, and My Hands. Other nonfiction books by Aliki include How a Book Is Made, Mummies Made in Egypt, My Visit to the Aquarium, My Visit to the Dinosaurs, My Visit to the Zoo, Wild and Woolly Mammoths, and William Shakespeare & the Globe. Aliki: -With more than 60 fiction and nonfiction titles for children to her credit, Aliki has been delighting her many fans since her first book was published in 1960. Born in New Jersey, she now lives in New York City. Aliki's books for young readers include the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out titles Digging Up Dinosaurs, Fossils Tell of Long Ago, My Feet, and My Hands. Other nonfiction books by Aliki include How a Book Is Made, Mummies Made in Egypt, My Visit to the Aquarium, My Visit to the Dinosaurs, My Visit to the Zoo, Wild and Woolly Mammoths, and William Shakespeare & the Globe. |