A To Zoo

Daddy's taking us to the zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow. Daddy's taking us to the zoo tomorrow. We can stay all day. Now you can go along too, as Tom Paxton's classic song comes to life in this boisterous picture book. Rhythmic verse leads you through a wild kingdom where animals burst from every page. Monkeys are scritch, scritch, scratchin', and kangaroos are hop, hop, hoppin', making every moment an adventure. Karen Lee Schmidt's lively, irresistible illustrations show the animals up to all sorts of mischief. And with the easily played melodies included, this musical menagerie is every bit as fun as a trip to the zoo. Youngsters will want to "stay all day" -- and come back again and again!

A grandfather and grandchild go to the zoo, where they count animals from one to ten.

Provides a behind-the-scenes look at zoo animals and describes how zookeepers care for, train, and interact with the animals who live there.--

Rhyming text depicts the chaos caused by shouting at the zoo.

Depicts the variety of animals that live in a zoo.

After a young girl tells the zookeepers to send the animals to her house should anything go wrong at the zoo, a series of zoo emergencies results in some unusual houseguests for the girl and her family.

While unconscious after a bump on the head, Garfield the cat dreams of fantastic zoo animals with names beginning with each letter of the alphabet.

When zoo animals take over her town, the narrator has one big question: Who is at the zoo? She finds a leopard watching her television, a bear doing laundry, and a zebra cooking breakfast. Outside, she finds that the crossing guard is a giant tortious and her teacher is a python! What’s going on? In a hilarious twist, the narrator realizes all the grown-ups are at the zoo. Engaging rhyme and silly illustrations will delight readers as they learn to ask questions and find the answers.

Based on 15 years of work at the world-famous San Diego Zoo, this charming book is an eminent zoo veterinarians personal account of the challenges, hazards, and rewards of running a modern zoo.