Kids’ Book Themes Bibliography | Zoo
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Children's Easy Fiction Books
Call Number
Author
E ADLER
Adler, David
Young Cam Jansen and the Zoo Note Mystery
Cam helps her friend Eric when he misplaces his permission slip
to go on the school field trip.
Asch, Frank
The Lending Zoo
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.
E ASCH
E BEAUMONT
E BROWN
E BURNINGHAM
E COHN
Title & Brief Description
Wild About Us!
From Elephant's long nose to Kangaroo's huge feet to Monkey's
Beaumont, Karen
stick-out ears, everyone is worth celebrating, no matter what
they look like.
Brown, Peter
Chowder
Chowder the bulldog has never fit in with the other neighborhood
canines, but he sees a chance to make friends with the animals
at the local petting zoo.
Burningham,
John
The Way to the Zoo
Discovering a magical door in her bedroom that leads her to the
zoo, a little girl is tempted to bring one little bear back to her
room, and then a menagerie of smaller animals, and then a
medley of big animals, until pandemonium ensues.
Cohn, Ariel
The Zoo Box
When Erika and Patrick's parents leave them home alone for the
night, they head straight to the attic to explore. When they open
a mysterious box, hundreds of animals come pouring out! Soon
the town is awash in more and more zoo animals, until Erika and
Patrick discover that the tables have been turned... and the
animals now run a zoo full of humans!
E FEENEY
Little Owl's Orange Scarf
Little Owl loves many things. But he does not love his new scarf.
It is itchy. It is too long. It is too orange. That's why Little Owl is
doing his very best to lose his new scarf. Too bad Mommy is so
Feeney, Tatyana
good at finding it. But one day, even Mommy can't find the
orange scarf. And that's when--together--Mommy and Little Owl
come up with the best way to keep Little Owl warm. (And the
orange scarf finds a new home, too.)
E FISHER
Fisher, Doris
My Even Day
In this rhyming sequel to One Odd Day, the young boy awakens
to find that it is another strange day now everything is even, and
his mother has two heads! This time, a school field trip to the
zoo is dealt with in an odd, but even-handed manner. Includes
"For Creative Minds" section with fun facts and number games.
E GERSHATOR
Gershator, Phillis
Zoo Day Ole!: A Counting Book
Abuelita takes her granddaughter to the zoo. They have fun
Kids’ Book Themes Bibliography | Zoo
counting the animals and other things that they see. Uno, dos
squirrels running! Tres bears standing! Cuatro seals splashing!
Children will enjoy learning how to count in both English and
Spanish.
E HALL
E HEDER
E IPCIZADE
E JACQUES
E JARMAN
E JOBLING
E KINGSBURY
E KLEIN
E KNOWLES
Hall, Michael
My Heart is Like a Zoo
Depicts in rhyming text how love can be many different things,
such as eager as a beaver, steady as a yak, or silly as a seal.
Heder, Thyra
Fraidyzoo
Little T remembers that she was frightened last time her family
visited the zoo but not why, so her creative family helps by
imitating animals from A to Z until she recalls exactly what
caused her fear.
Ipcizade,
Catherine
'Twas the Day Before Zoo Day
In an adaptation of the children's classic, "Twas the Night Before
Christmas, preparations are under way for Zoo Day. But things
aren't going according to plan. Does it all work out? Will the
zookeepers end up spending the night at the zoo? Will Zoo Day
go off without a hitch, or will the dancing monkeys take over?
"For Creative Minds" section includes animal matching activities
and riddles.
Jacques, Brian
The Tale of Urso Brunov: Little Father of All Bears
Urso Brunov or Little Father, a bear the size of a thumb, saves a
group of animals from a misguided baggy-trousered crybaby
known as the Lord of all Sands.
Jarman, Julia
Class Two at the Zoo
While the students and teachers of Class Two are absorbed in
looking at various zoo animals, a sneaky anaconda gobbles them
up, until Molly sees what is happening and saves the day.
Jobling, Curtis
Old MacDonald Had a Zoo
Old MacDonald, of MacDonald's Farm, is the talk of the cattle
market and the most eligible pensioner in the paddock when he
wins the lottery. With wellington boots, a jaunty flat cap and a
spanking new muck-thrower topping his shopping list, lottery
winner Old MacDonald has one million pounds burning a hole in
his dungarees. He just needs to find the right things to spend it
on... Find out what happens when Old MacDonald wins the
lottery, sells his farm and buys a zoo, and takes his farm animals
with him.
Let's Go on a Mommy Date
A mother describes several possibilities for sharing special time
Kingsbury, Karen
with her child, but finally realizes that just snuggling together
and reading a book is fun and will be remembered warmly.
Klein, Adria
Max Goes to the Zoo
Max and his friend Lily go to the zoo and enjoy the antics of the
elephants, monkeys, giraffes, and many other animals.
Edward the Emu
Tired of being an emu, Edward decides to try being like other
Knowles, Sheena
animals at the zoo, but he soon discovers that being himself is
the best after all.
Kids’ Book Themes Bibliography | Zoo
E LITHGOW
E LOPSHIRE
Lithgow, John
Never Play Music Next to the Zoo
A concert gets out of hand when the animals at the neighboring
zoo storm the stage and play the instruments themselves.
Put Me In the Zoo
Lopshire, Robert A large, spotted animal discovers he really belongs in a circus,
not a zoo.
E MANDEL
Mandel, Peter
Zoo Ah-Choooo
On a sleepy Sunday at the zoo, all the animals suddenly begin
to sneeze.
E MCPHAIL
McPhail, David
Pig Pig Meets the Lion
A friendly lion escapes from the local zoo and Pig Pig wants to
keep him.
E NA
Na, Il Sung
The Opposite Zoo
After the zoo closes, monkey slips out of his cage to explore the
zoo, introducing the reader to the other animals and the idea of
opposites.
E PICHON
Pichon, Liz
Penguins
Penguins at the zoo have an exciting afternoon when one finds a
camera left behind by a visitor.
Redmond, E.S.
Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo
Why are the hyenas crying boo-hoo? And what gave the rhino a
sickly green hue? It starts when Felicity Floo wipes her red,
runny nose and transfers the goo ... a cautionary tale about the
virtues of clean hands and tissues.
Rey, Margaret
Curious George Feeds the Animals
Curious George gets in trouble by feeding the animals at the
zoo, but when a parrot escapes from the rainforest exhibit he is
able to save the day.
Platt, Cynthia
Curious George Goes to the Zoo
The zoo is the perfect place for a curious little monkey to make
mischief and new friends! George is going to visit a new kind of
zoo where the animals all roam free. Some of those animals
look like a lot of fun--so much fun that a curious monkey can't
resist joining them.
E REDMOND
E REY
E REY
E RICHARDS
E RIDDLE
E RYAN
Jungle Gym Jitters
Jerry's father is a creative genius, always thinking of ways to
Richards, Chuck make life more interesting. But when he starts building a jungle
gym that gets taller and taller, twisting all the way up to the
sky, the soaring spectacle makes Jerry seriously squeamish.
Riddle, Tohby
The Great Escape From City Zoo
An anteater, an elephant, a turtle, and a flamingo break out of
City Zoo and, disguised as people, try to make a life for
themselves on the outside.
Ryan, Candace
Zoo Zoom!
The animals at the zoo have a great idea – to take a rocket into
outer space! But this flight of fancy goes awry when the hippo
falls asleep on the job. Will they be able to return safely to
Earth?
Kids’ Book Themes Bibliography | Zoo
E SAUDO
Saudo, Coralie
My Dad at the Zoo
On their trip to the zoo, a young son tries to reign in his
rambunctious father who manages to lose his hat, spill his ice
cream, and spend too much time in the souvenir shop.
E SAVAGE
Where's Walrus and Penguin?
Walrus and Penguin have escaped from the zoo! Will the
zookeeper find them? Or will these clever runaways stay one
Savage, Stephen step ahead disguised as subway riders, baseball players, and
even grand opera preformers? In this mischievous, wordless
picture book, join Walrus and Penguin on their breezy escapade
in the big city as they find fun whereever they go.
E SIERRA
Sierra, Judy
There's a Zoo in Room 22
Each of twenty-six poems describes the antics and habits of a
zany classroom pet whose name begins with a different letter of
the alphabet.
E SIERRA
Sierra, Judy
Wild About You!
Joining the new baby animals at the zoo are the much-loved
pengaroo and the pandacat.
Sierra, Judy
Zoozical
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.
Smith, Stu
My School's a Zoo!
Every school has its share of bookworms. Some schools have
bugs in their computers. And lots of schools have spelling bees.
But this school has bears. This school has owls. This school is a
ZOO Imagination runs wild in this fun-filled story about a school
packed with pythons, teeming with tigers, and swimming with
starfish.
Stead, Philip
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
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--'Ah-choo!'--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.
E SIERRA
E SMITH
E STEAD
E TEKAVEC
Manners Are Not for Monkeys
Mother Monkey is not happy when the little monkeys use good
Tekavec, Heather
manners and the children who visit the zoo are not happy with
well-behaved monkeys.
E WABER
A Lion Named Shirley Williamson
Although a lion's unusual name causes confusion and
Waber, Bernard
misunderstanding at the zoo, she becomes a favorite with the
public and with Seymour the zookeeper.
E WATSON
Watson,
Benjamin
E WEIGELT
Weigelt, Udo
The Boy Who Went Ape
Benjamin's behavior is so often bad that his teacher does not
even notice when a chimpanzee takes his place during a field
trip.
The Wild Wombat
The animals in the zoo misinterpret a zookeeper's comment
Kids’ Book Themes Bibliography | Zoo
about the wombat that is arriving and create rumors about its
ferocity. Includes basic information about the wombat, an
endangered marsupial native to Australia.
E WISE
Wise, William
Zany Zoo
An illustrated, pun-filled collection of short rhymes about a
variety of animals, including Gertrude the good agouti and
Sabrina the carefree snake.
Children's Nonfiction Books
Call Number
Author
Title & Brief Description
J 590 SIW
Animals Up Close
This visually stunning natural history book features dramatically
Siwanowicz, Igor close-up images of animals from insects to reptiles to mammals
to birds, revealing the colors, textures, and structures of each
animal.
J 636 LAU
Tiger Has a Toothache
Examines the work of zoo veterinarians focusing on such cases
Lauber, Patricia
as a tiger with a toothache, a gorilla with a cold, and a tortoise
with a broken bone.
J 636.08 ROS
Ross, Michael
Indoor Zoo
Explores the animals that live in our homes, from dogs to cats
to ladybugs and houseflies.
J 745.5 PRE
Press, Judy
At the Zoo!: Explore the Animal World with Craft Fun
Provides instructions for creating all kinds of animals found in
zoos along with information about these creatures.
J 811 FLO
Zoo's Who: Poems and Paintings
Climb on into Douglas Florian's latest poetry compendium,
Florian, Douglas
featuring twenty-one original poems and paintings about
creatures from across the animal kingdom.