What Do You Do If You Work at the Zoo?
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 28, 2020
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- Who it’s for
- A lively introduction to the hands-on work of keeping zoo animals safe, healthy, and happy.
- Themes
- Zoo animal care, The work of zookeepers
- Genres
- Zoos, Kids Careers
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From Caldecott Honor–winning team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page comes an early introduction to one of young readers’ favorite places: the zoo! Going to the zoo is so exciting! You might see penguins swimming underwater, snakes sunning in the reptile house, or giraffes eating leaves out of high trees. You might even see people at the zoo, ones just like you! But what do those people do?
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Caldecott Honor–winning team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page introduce young readers to the people who keep zoo animals safe, healthy, and happy, even though they aren’t in the wild habitats they’ve evolved for. From cuddling a baby kangaroo to trimming elephant toenails to playing soccer with a rhino, zookeepers work hard and do some pretty wacky things to take care of the incredible animals we see. So, what would you do if you were in the zookeeper’s shoes? Turn the page and find out!
Behind the Zoo
A lively introduction to the hands-on work of keeping zoo animals safe, healthy, and happy.
Come here for
- Curious details about caring for animals beyond their natural habitats
- The surprising, sometimes wacky work zookeepers do
Expect
- An early introduction to zoo jobs
- A closing invitation to imagine life in a zookeeper’s shoes
Where it sits
| Zoos | 93% |
|---|---|
| Kids Careers | 78% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Birds
- Elephants
- Mammals
- Reptiles & Amphibians
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- Zoos
- Animal Welfare
- Kids Careers
- Protecting the Planet
- Authors
- Steve Jenkins, Robin Page
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 28, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Zoo animal care · The work of zookeepers
- Reading lane
- Birds