An unobservant zookeeper is followed home by all the animals he thinks he has left behind in the zoo. On board pages.

Each car on the train has one more zoo animal than the one before, from the first car with an elephant to the last with ten birds.

A librarian named Mavis McGrew introduces the animals in the zoo to the joy of reading when she drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake.

Simple text and photographs depict a variety of zoo animals and the food-related activities of zoo staff, including planning menus, grocery shopping, stocking the refrigerator, food preparation, and feeding the animals.

Teddy Fitzroy must solve the crime of the kidnapped rare and expensive panda, Li Ping.

"Whenever you hear the sky rumble, that usually means a storm. In Virgil Flowers' case, make that two. The exceptional new thriller from the writer whose books are 'pure reading pleasure'--(Booklist). The first storm comes from, of all places, the Minnesota Zoo. Two large, and very rare, Amur tigers have vanished from their cage, and authorities are worried sick that they've been stolen for their body parts. Traditional Chinese medicine prizes those...

Simple text and color photographs describe objects and people children might see at the zoo. Includes a word list and a teacher's guide.

"Since Ellie the elephant saved her home with her wonderful paintings, the zoo is back in business and the animals are more energetic than ever. All except for Lucy the giraffe, who hasn't been able to sleep with all the noise. Determined to help her friend, Ellie tries to tone down the ruckus and organize the animals into an orchestra"-- Provided by publisher.

When zookeeper Walt announces that the zoo will have to close, all of the animals pitch in to try to save their home, but it's Ellie the elephant who reveals a talent that just may keep the zoo open for good.

"Describes what all animals share in common, how scientists group them, and what makes each kind of animal unique. As readers use scientific inquiry to learn about the specific needs of different animals, an activity based on real world situations challenges them to apply what they've learned in order to solve a puzzle"--Provided by publisher.