The Rainbow Zoo


Book Description

Fiction. Children's Literature. Ages 4 and up. Illustrated by Gina Aoay Orosco. THE RAINBOW ZOO is a magical place where you might find animals of any hue. Accompanying two children on a tour of the Rainbow Zoo, readers learn the names of animals and the names of colors. They also learn that whatever color animals might be, they are beautiful and special. The book thus celebrates diversity.




Rainbow Zoo


Book Description

A delightful rhyme explains all of the colorful animals that some children see when they go to the zoo. Books of the Neighborhood Readers Program build early literacy skills, introduce important content-area language, and help develop speaking and writing skills. They can be integrated into any existing language arts or core reading programs.




Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo


Book Description

A lively and lyrical picture book jaunt from actor and author John Lithgow! Oh, children! Remember! Whatever you may do, Never play music right next to the zoo. They’ll burst from their cages, each beast and each bird, Desperate to play all the music they’ve heard. A concert gets out of hand when the animals at the neighboring zoo storm the stage and play the instruments themselves in this hilarious picture book based on one of John Lithgow’s best-loved tunes.




Color Zoo


Book Description

Shapes and colors in your zoo, lots of things that you can do. Heads and ears, beaks and snouts, that's what animals are all about. I know animals and you do too; make some new ones for your zoo.




1 Zany Zoo


Book Description

When one fearless fox grabs the zookeeper's keys and opens all the cages, increasing numbers of animals behave in most unusual ways.




Put Me In the Zoo


Book Description

They say a leopard can’t change his spots–but Spot sure can! Babies and toddlers will love pointing out the colors of his changing spots in this delightful, rhyming adaptation of Robert Lopshire’s classic Bright and Early Book.




Class Two at the Zoo


Book Description

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.




Zoo Day


Book Description

Beloved author Anne Rockwell celebrates animals of all kinds with a gorgeous new picture book about a child’s first visit to the zoo! A young boy and his family visit the zoo for the very first time. From gorillas to lions, polar bears to parrots, Anne Rockwell and her daughter, artist Lizzy Rockwell, celebrate a day he will never forget. With simple, lyrical text and bright illustrations that jump off the page, Zoo Day brings the joys of visiting the zoo vividly to life.




Zoo Ah-choooo


Book Description

On a sleepy Sunday at the zoo, all the animals suddenly begin to sneeze.




The View at the Zoo


Book Description

In this humorous twist on a visit to the zoo, just who has the more interesting view? Find out in this board book edition of a much-loved title. As morning dawns, the zookeeper makes his rounds, exhorting animals to wake up, comb their hair, and stand up straight. When human visitors arrive, the observations begin to flow: "My, what silly things they do, all these creatures at the zoo. Walking on all kinds of feet, dancing to an inner beat. Babies riding on their backs, on their bellies, snug in sacks. Hear the silly sounds they speak, as they howl and squawk and shriek!" But just who is talking about whom? With a clever twist and a new, sturdy board book format, this book will have even the youngest children begging for a trip to the zoo.