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.
Showcases the development and growth of a baby hippopotamus at a zoo, discussing the zookeeper's role in its life and the natural habitat, foods, and life cycle of the animal.
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
There is a tale about an egocentric hippo that kept bragging to a rabbit about how beautiful he looked. The rabbit set the grass on fire, and when the hippo awoke, he found he had no hair, and his ears and tail had shrunk. From that time forth, the hippo only came out at night and remained underwater during the day. You can find this myth about the hippo at the end of this fascinating book. The colorful book contains many photographs of hippos in the zoo, and in the wild. A child will benefit from reading this book in a classroom setting. The book brings up many issues about putting animals in zoos, and breeding them in captivity rather than the wild, but the overall theme is that of following a young hippo after he was born in the zoo. The rest of the book contains many facts about the hippo. The book will open up a door to talk about the various issues of keeping animals in captivity if the adult desires to have such conversations. If those conversations are not desirable, then the book will teach about Hippo behavior and habitats. 2003, Weigl Publishers Inc, Ages 8 to 12.
Editorials
Children's Literature
There is a tale about an egocentric hippo that kept bragging to a rabbit about how beautiful he looked. The rabbit set the grass on fire, and when the hippo awoke, he found he had no hair, and his ears and tail had shrunk. From that time forth, the hippo only came out at night and remained underwater during the day. You can find this myth about the hippo at the end of this fascinating book. The colorful book contains many photographs of hippos in the zoo, and in the wild. A child will benefit from reading this book in a classroom setting. The book brings up many issues about putting animals in zoos, and breeding them in captivity rather than the wild, but the overall theme is that of following a young hippo after he was born in the zoo. The rest of the book contains many facts about the hippo. The book will open up a door to talk about the various issues of keeping animals in captivity if the adult desires to have such conversations. If those conversations are not desirable, then the book will teach about Hippo behavior and habitats. 2003, Weigl Publishers Inc, Ages 8 to 12.—Nicole Peterson