Overview
The Zoo Life series offers a fascinating look at the captivating world of animals and zoos. With content supplied and verified by experienced zoo staff, each book explores the life of an animal born in an American zoo and compares it to life in the wild. Brain boosters, folktales, and links to conservation organizations provide additional insights into each species.Author Biography: Susan Ring is an award-winning author of children's books on animals. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Synopsis
The Zoo Life series offers a fascinating look at the captivating world of animals and zoos. With content supplied and verified by experienced zoo staff, each book explores the life of an animal born in an American zoo and compares it to life in the wild. Brain boosters, folktales, and links to conservation organizations provide additional insights into each species.
Author Biography: Susan Ring is an award-winning author of children's books on animals. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Nicole Peterson - Children's Literature
Did you know that a baby elephant could start to walk within minutes of being born? Alternatively, did you know that baby elephants suck their trunks as human babies suck their thumbs? This book about elephants is full of many interesting elephant facts. This book can be used for a variety of ages, teaching very young children (18 months to 3 years) about elephants by showing them the beautiful pictures, to a child who is in the older elementary years, for research and learning about the elephant. The book is full of interesting facts about the elephants, as well as controversial issues surrounding animals who live in zoos. Questions such as, "Should baby zoo animals share enclosures with their mother?" and "Why is it important for zoo food to be similar to the animals' food in the wild?" are posed in yellow boxes throughout the book. The facts and information about elephants is amazing, and children will find it quite entertaining. 2003, Weigl Publishers Inc, Ages 8 to 12.
Editorials
Children's Literature
Did you know that a baby elephant could start to walk within minutes of being born? Alternatively, did you know that baby elephants suck their trunks as human babies suck their thumbs? This book about elephants is full of many interesting elephant facts. This book can be used for a variety of ages, teaching very young children (18 months to 3 years) about elephants by showing them the beautiful pictures, to a child who is in the older elementary years, for research and learning about the elephant. The book is full of interesting facts about the elephants, as well as controversial issues surrounding animals who live in zoos. Questions such as, "Should baby zoo animals share enclosures with their mother?" and "Why is it important for zoo food to be similar to the animals' food in the wild?" are posed in yellow boxes throughout the book. The facts and information about elephants is amazing, and children will find it quite entertaining. 2003, Weigl Publishers Inc, Ages 8 to 12.—Nicole Peterson