Stead, Philip Christian
Summary: When he misses his bus to the zoo, Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper who was up late planning a surprise for his friends, gets some unexpected help.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STEStead, Philip Christian
Summary: Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day, he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests. -- From book jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JEN Caldecott SteadPhelan, Matt
Summary: When Plum the peacock stumbles across a raccoon asking for help finding food on a gloomy day at the zoo, he is delighted to assist his new friend. But Scratch the raccoon doesn't stop there. More and more of Scratch's friends arrive, and soon the zoo is overrun by rowdy and rude raccoons. Though trouble might have found Plum, Plum has a plan to save the Athensville Zoo--and make a few new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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Summary: Fiona, was born six weeks before her due date on January 24, 2017. She was too small and weak to stand and nurse from her mother, Bibi, so caregivers and vet staff stepped in to provide critical care. With help from #TeamFiona, the premature hippo grew into a healthy hippo and an amazing ambassador for her species. Fiona's Cincinnati Zoo friends are also ambassadors. Some of the species...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Manatee Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD HUTChick, Bryan.
Summary: Noah and his friends in the Secret Society join forces with four teens known as the Descenders to try to protect the Secret Zoo hidden below the Clarksville City Zoo from monstrous sasquatches and the evil Shadow Master.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2011
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Summary: Luke is unhappy about leaving his home and abuelo when his father takes a job at a New York zoo, but soon he has new friends and a mystery to solve. Includes facts about zoo animals and wildlife.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE GIFGibbs, Stuart
Summary: "Someone is trying to hunt FunJungle's Asian greater one-horned rhinoceros, and twelve-year-old Teddy Fitzroy is on the case"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2015
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: JT Series GibbsNeitzel, Shirley.
Summary: A cumulative verse with rebuses in which a young boy has a wonderful day at the zoo, despite a series of mishaps with the animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Preschool Neitzel 2002Wilson, Karma.
Summary: The zoo animals go on strike until the tears of a disappointed little girl make them realize that they actually like what they do.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E WilFischer, Kristen
Summary: Lyla learns yoga poses and gets some tips from the animals at the zoo as she observes one bear, two snakes, and more. Includes step-by-step instructions for doing each pose.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sounds True 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E FisPortis, Michael.
Summary: When Pinky the flamingo slips out to join a zoo tour, the children all notice but the zookeeper fails to see Pinky trying to blend in with seals, meerkats, and pandas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2019
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Summary: Illustrations and brief text introduce more than twenty zoo animals, including a rhinoceros that is always ready to fight and a peacock that struts proudly because he is the peacock.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MUNHopgood, Sally
Summary: "A departing tortoise has his bags packed and is almost ready to set out on an adventure, but he can't leave until he says good-bye to each of his animal friends. The tortoise stops for every last timid mouse and bumblebee, shouting his rhyming good-byes, making you wonder if, perhaps, he's stalling the start of his trip. His animal friends appear startled as he suddenly pops up on each page to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sky Pony Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE HOPThompson, Dan
Summary: Desperate not to be a party pooper, tiger Lily agrees to throw a shindig with house cat Tig, but when their zoo neighbors run away scared from Lily before she has time to invite them, Tig is there to help his friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: RH Graphic 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 THOMoritz, Pamela
Summary: "Chimp tries to talk his friends, Ellie and Kanga, out of escaping from the Biblical Zoo to find a seder, but ends up joining the escapade. How will they escape and where will they find a seder to attend?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kar-Ben Publishing, Inc., a division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MORGibbs, Stuart
Summary: Twelve-year-old Teddy investigates when a popular Texas zoo's star attraction--Henry the hippopotamus--is murdered.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2010
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1 available in JT Series, Call number: JT Series Fun GibbsTillworth, Mary
Summary: When the Bubble Guppies discover a lonely rhinoceros at the zoo, they are determined to find a friend for him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company 2014
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH TILColleen, Marcie
Summary: Orville is a little penguin who lives in a zoo and dreams of big adventures, like going to the Moon; the other animals are skeptical, but Orville is determined, so he builds a spaceship and sets out all by himself--and discovers that really adventures are best when they are shared with friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC COLCowdrey, Richard
Summary: Fiona the baby hippo is puzzled by the excitement the other zoo animals feel over Christmas, but after meeting Chloe the koala, who has just arrived, she begins to understand.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zonderkidz 2019
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: JE COWBeaumont, Karen
Summary: From Elephant's long nose to Kangaroo's huge feet to Monkey's stick-out ears, everyone is worth celebrating, no matter what they look like.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015
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Summary: Xander Panda'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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PARSierra, Judy.
Summary: When the winter doldrums arrive at the zoo, a very small hippo and a young kangaroo decide to stage a "ZooZical," a show to display their singing, dancing, acrobatic, and other talents to the people of Springfield.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SIEPerl, Erica S.
Summary: Each of the animals at the zoo thinks of himself as King of the Zoo but Carlos the Chameleon is sure that the crown is his, and he has at least one ally.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books 2013