Stead, 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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Summary: During a visit to the zoo, Pop and Sam grow tired but while they are napping, not only does the zoo close for the day but the animals come out to play--with Pop's cell phone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CAPMartel, Yann.
Summary: Pi Patel, having spent an idyllic childhood in Pondicherry, India, as the son of a zookeeper, sets off with his family at the age of sixteen to start anew in Canada, but his life takes a marvelous turn when their ship sinks in the Pacific, leaving him adrift on a raft with a 450-pound Bengal tiger for company.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2003
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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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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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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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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: 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 GIFMoritz, 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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Summary: After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship in the Pacific, one solitary lifeboat remains, carrying a hyena, a zebra, a female orangutan, a Bengal tiger, and a 16-year-old Indian boy named Pi. His story is a dazzling work of imagination that will delight and astound listeners in equal measure. It is a triumph of storytelling and a tale that will as one character puts it, make you believe in God.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2001
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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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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Pub. 2003
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Summary: After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship in the Pacific, one solitary lifeboat remains, carrying a hyena, a zebra, a female orangutan, a Bengal tiger, and a 16-year-old Indian boy names Pi. His story is a dazzling work of imagination that will delight and astound listerners in equal measure. It is a triumph of storytelling and a tale that will as one character puts it, make you believe in God.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HighBridge 2002
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MARMartel, Yann.
Summary: Pi Patel, having spent an idyllic childhood in Pondicherry, India, as the son of a zookeeper, sets off with his family at the age of sixteen to start anew in Canada, but his life takes a marvelous turn when their ship sinks in the Pacific, leaving him adrift on a raft with a 450-pound Bengal tiger for company.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World 2006
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC MARStead, 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 STEChick, 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: 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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Summary: Patel Pi is a young man living in India, his father is the owner and manager of the zoo in the city but decided to emigrate to Canada and seek a better life through the sale of animals. After complex procedures, the family begins a journey Patel that is cut short by tragedy: a terrible storm wrecks the ship they are traveling on. Pi will have to use his talents to survive while he also deals...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Destino, 2003
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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 WilAsch, Frank
Summary: Overseeing a "zoo-brary" that lends out all types of animals, librarian Miss Perkins discovers that the tiger has gone missing, a disappearance that triggers a citywide search alongside a new friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ASCPerl, 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