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If I Ran the Zoo

by Dr. Seuss

Illus. in color. "Young Gerald McGrew thinks of all sorts of unusual animals he'd have in a zoo. Dr. Seuss at his best."-- Horn Book.

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The One and Only Ivan

by K. A. Applegate

Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows... (learn more about this book)

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

by Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle

A cute, rhythmic book about animals and sounds.

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Good Night, Gorilla

by Peggy Rathmann

A night keeper guy does his job as normally as he does it, but tonight, the gorilla wants to have a little fun before going to bed. The night keeper has NO IDEA of what's to come tonight.

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The Mixed-Up Chameleon

by Eric Carle

Except for catching flies and changing colors occasionally, this chameleon doesn't find life very exciting. When a surprise visit to the zoo makes this wistful lizard realize it can change its shape and size as easily as its color, it ends up wanting to be like all the animals in the zoo at... (learn more about this book)

I CAN READ IT ALL BY MYSELF Beginner Books

Put Me in the Zoo

by Robert Lopshire

Illus. in color. Spot, a polka-dot leopard who can change colors and even juggle his own spots, tries to convince two children that he is special enough to be exhibited in the zoo.

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A Sick Day for Amos McGee

by Phillip C. Stead, Erin E. Stead

THE BEST SICK DAY EVER and the animals in the zoo feature in this striking picture book debut.   Friends come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. In Amos McGee’s case, all sorts of species, too! Every day he spends a little bit of time with each of his friends at the zoo, running races with... (learn more about this book)

And Tango Makes Three

by Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell

In the zoo there are all kinds of animal families. But Tango has a very special kind of family, not like any of the others.

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Belly Up

by Stuart Gibbs

Stuart Gibbs has written several screenplays at TV shows. Before that, he worked at a zoo and studied capybaras (the world's largest rodents). Belly Up is his first novel.

Living at FunJungle, America's newest theme park, was supposed to be nothing but, well, fun. But now Henry the... (learn more about this book)

Wild About Books (Irma S and James H Black Honor for Excellence in Children's Literature (Awards))

by Judy Sierra

It started the summer of 2002, when the Springfield librarian, Molly McGrew, by mistake drove her bookmobile into the zoo. In this rollicking rhymed story, Molly introduces birds and beasts to this new something called reading. She finds the perfect book for every animal—tall books for... (learn more about this book)