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Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Join Carmen Sandiego and decide where in the world to go next in this globe-trotting, daring caper! Help Carmen save wild animals of all kinds, especially the rare Amur tiger cub kidnapped from you by VILE. With 20 possible endings, your adventures can take you all over the world--or out of the game. Which will you choose? In this choose-your-own-caper story set in the world of Carmen Sandiego, you are a junior zookeeper caring for a rare newborn...
Publisher
Hanna Barbera Classic Collection
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A true people-person alligator, Wally is driven by his excessive curiosity and bon vivant inclinations to seek out new experiences outside of the city zoo where he hangs his porkpie hat. Donning a variety of hilarious disguises, Wally escapes the care of dedicated zookeeper Twiddle (voiced by Don Messick) only to end up crying, 'Oh, fuddle-dee-doo!' as he lands himself in a series of ever more ridiculous and dangerous jams.
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The Elephant of Belfast chronicles a seven-month period of time when the Germans unexpectedly bombed Belfast, Northern Ireland, also known as the Belfast Blitz. Through the lens of the Bellevue Zoo and one of its zookeepers, twenty-year-old Hettie Quin, the novel animates how the war irrevocably impacted-and shaped the lives of Belfast's citizens in broad and intimate ways. In October 1940, Hettie meets Violet, a three-year-old Asian elephant arriving...
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"At Polar Bear Café your heart is at ease, enjoying the delicious coffee and the antics of the regulars. The penguins gather for a meeting to figure out how to sell their Penguin Cards full of penguin facts and trivia (you can read them at the end of the volume!) Panda-kun accidentally gives them a brilliant idea... Meet the new friends in volume 3 of this humorous slice-of-life manga where animals and humans live and work together."--
Author
Series
Questioneers (Chapter books) volume 6
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Zookeeper Fred loves snakes, but his favorite is a tiny green snake named Vern. Vern is sneaky and constantly tries to hide in Fred’s lunch. When Vern gets loose in the zoo and lands atop a boy’s head, it’s trouble! A few citizens demand that all the snakes must go and the Mayor closes the zoo until the City Council decides what to do. Is Vern a menace? Are the snakes a danger to society? Or a valuable resource for everyone? Who gets to decide?...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"With stunning photographs and exemplary narrative nonfiction, the Sibert Honor-winning creators of The Elephant Scientist, Caitlin O'Connell and Timothy Rodwell, give readers a heartwarming insider's look into a day in the life of a zoo curator and the meaningful bonds that she forms with her menagerie."--
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Polar Bear is a walking, talking, pun-loving bear who runs a serene café. The regulars include a lovestruck zookeeper with a crush on the café's waitress, and a panda who stops by after a hard day of being a panda at the zoo. Join the café's colorful clientele through the seasons in this comforting and pawfully funny manga about daily specials, romantic complications, and working the (coffee) grind."--
Series
Dinosaur sanctuary volume 1
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Dinosaurs are alive! In 1946, a remote island was discovered where dinosaurs never went extinct. Through breeding and genetic manipulation, dinosaur populations increased and dino-mania reached a fever pitch worldwide--until a certain terrible incident occurred. Afterward, dinosaur reserves like Enoshima Dinoland fell on hard times. Enter Suma Suzume, a kindhearted rookie dino-keeper! Can she be the one to save Dinoland from extinction?"--
Series
Dinosaur sanctuary volume 3
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Suma Suzume, the newest keeper at struggling Enoshima Dinoland, has reached the end of her three-month orientation period. It's time for a new challenge: working alongside each of the department heads to find her permanent place on the staff! First on the list is Igarashi Keisuke, and Suzume will learn what makes him tick as they care for the park's pachycephalosaurs and stegosaurs"--
Series
Dinosaur sanctuary volume 2
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"WHAT REALLY HAPPENED... When dinosaurs were found to have survived to modern times, people were enthralled-until a catastrophic incident drove dino-mania to extinction. When Kaidou, who was there to witness it, opens up about what happened, the rookie keeper Suma Suzume learns more about the disaster-and her coworker-than she ever expected. But that's far from the only thing on her mind. Whether it's raising a baby Troodon or throwing a birthday...
Author
Series
Desmond Cole ghost patrol volume 4
Publisher
Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Desmond and Andres face a zombie during a school field trip to the zoo.
Author
Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"While taking the yearly otter count at a marsh near Gunn Landing Harbor, California, zookeeper Theodora Bentley sees Maureen, her favorite otter, swimming around clutching someone's expensive smartphone. When Teddy rescues the device, she discovers a photograph of a murder-in-progress. A hasty search soon turns up the still-warm body of Stuart Booth, PhD, a local Marine Biology instructor"--
While taking the yearly otter count at a marsh near Gunn...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
The true story of how the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands. When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw--and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Żabiński began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Żabińskis' villa, emerging after dark for dinner, socializing, and, during rare moments of calm, piano concerts....
Author
Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press, an imprint of Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"California zookeeper Theodora Bentley is now happily married to Sheriff Joe Rejas. The Gunn Zoo is celebrating the arrival of Poonya, an adorable red panda, who forms a strong bond with Teddy. All appears fairytale blissful in the small Monterey Bay village of Gunn Landing until Teddy's mother-in-law, mystery writer Colleen Rejas, has discovered through DNA testing that Joe has sired a son he knew nothing about. Dylan Coyle, 18, arrives to meet his...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio is one of the largest and most popular zoos in the country, where 10,000 animals span 12,000 acres. It takes hours to see it all, and this new season of Secrets of the Zoo will take you behind the scenes to meet the animals and the army of people who work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to create one of the best zoo experiences in the country.
38) The falconer
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Two friends in Oman work together at the zoo, but after Tariq's sister has an arranged marriage which results in her being abused, he plans to steal animals and sell them on the black market in order to give her money to escape. When the white, wealthy, Cai figures out what's happening, it strains the friendship as the two young men are forced to face the differences in their lives and situations.
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Polish
Description
Jan and Antonina Zabinski, the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo in Poland, saved nearly 300 Jews during the Second World War. This is a poignant documentary that is an extraordinary true story about the humanitarian spirit, as exemplified by two people who, with enormous personal risk to themselves, faced the most challenging circumstances with bravery and decency. In 1965, Jan and Antonina Zabinski were recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations....
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