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Zoo Genre
Books in the Zoo genre:
Lions and Tigers and Elephants Too (1930)
Polly visits the zoo and converses with the animals in rhyming couplets.
Author(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Illustrator(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
The Book of Zoography (1934)
A survey of the world’s animals that end up in our zoos.
Author(s):
Raymond L. Ditmars
Illustrator(s):
Helene Carter
Don’t Frighten the Lion! (1942)
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
H. A. Rey
Feed the Animals (1944)
Lift the flap to see which animal the keeper will feed next.
Read online at archive.org.
Rosie the Rhino (1948)
This is the story of Rosie, the rhino who got out of her cage, bought a pink hat and went on many adventures. Poor Mr. Tuttle, the zoo keeper, had a long, hard search for her, but it all turned out well.
Author(s):
Marion Conger
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
Lost in the Zoo (1951)
John Henry gets lost on a visit to the zoo, can you help find him?
Author(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
Illustrator(s):
Berta Hader
Elmer Hader
The Duck (1953)
The duck tries life in the zoo, but decides the seaside is the place for him.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Ylla
The Happy Lion (1954)
A friendly lion wanders around town after escaping the zoo.
Author(s):
Louise Fatio
Illustrator(s):
Roger Duvoisin
Lions in the Barn (1955)
When Chaka, a lion cub, escapes from his cage, Josh must think of a way to get him back.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Virginia Frances Voight
Illustrator(s):
Kurt Wiese
A Stranger at Green Knowe (1961)
Author(s):
L. M. Boston
Illustrator(s):
Peter Boston
The Happy Lion and the Bear (1964)
When a new bear arrives at the Zoo, the Happy Lion tries to make friends.
Author(s):
Louise Fatio
Illustrator(s):
Roger Duvoisin
The Little Woman Wanted Noise (2013)
Author(s):
Val Teal
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
How Machines Work: Zoo Break! (2015)
An explanation of simple machines such as the plane, lever and pulley and their use to break out of a zoo.
Author(s):
David Macaulay
Illustrator(s):
David Macaulay