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Secret Zoo volume 2
Language
English
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Noah and his friends follow a trail of mysterious clues to uncover a secret behind the walls of the Clarksville City Zoo--a secret that must be protected at all costs.
Author
Series
My weirder school volume 1
Language
English
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A.J. and his fellow third-graders from Ella Mentry School, including new student Alexia, go on a field trip to the zoo, where they meet a very strange zookeeper.
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Series
Frog and friends volume 1
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Language
English
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Frog and his friends are alarmed by a strange object that appears on his pond, share a thoughtful--if scratchy--gift, and meet a hippopotamus that has run away from the zoo.
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English
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"Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But on day-- "Ah-choo!"-- he woke up with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests..."--Back cover.
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Amelia Bedelia chapter books volume 4
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English
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"Amelia Bedelia is sick the day her class goes to visit the zoo. She doesn't want to be left out, so she comes up with a brilliant idea--she'll create a zoo in her backyard, using all her classmates' pets. But she doesn't know exactly how to tell her parents about her great plan"--
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English
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It's a zoo, it's a circus, it's a party, it's a big parade of knock-knock jokes! Knock-Knock. Who's there? Abner. Abner who? Abner cadabra. Knock-Knock. Who's there? Digital. Digital who? Digital anyone I was coming? Hundreds more yuks and groaners play with songs, food, animals, and most of all, names. There's great fun ahead, if your name is...Carlos. Carlos who? Carlos its fender. Misha. Misha who? Misha since you've been away. Or, if you want...
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Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Language
English
Description
1944. Elizabeth's mother works at Dresden Zoo, where her favorite animal is an elephant named Marlene. When the zoo director tells her the dangerous animals must be shot to prevent them running amok when the town is bombed, Elizabeth's mother moves Marlene into the back garden to save her. And then the bombs start to fall...
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Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Twelve-year-old Lexington, a foundling raised in a zoo, spends a summer cementing friendships, growing closer to the elephant that saved her life, and learning about her family and herself.
12) Belly up
Author
Series
Funjungle novel volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Teddy investigates when a popular Texas zoo's star attraction--Henry the hippopotamus--is murdered.
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Language
English
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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....
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Seattle high school senior Jade's life is defined by her anxiety disorder and dysfunctional family, until she spies a mysterious boy with a baby who seems to share her fascination with the elephants at a nearby zoo.
15) Hippopotamister
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Publisher
First Second
Language
English
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"The zoo isn't what it used to be. It's run down, and Hippo hardly ever gets any visitors. So he decides to set off for the outside with his friend Red Panda. To make it in the human world, Hippo will have to become a Hippopotamister: he'll have to act like a human, get a job, and wear a hat as a disguise. He's a good employee, whether he's a construction worker, a hair stylist, or a sous chef. But what he really needs is a job where he can be himself"--Amazon.com....
16) Lucky in love
Author
Publisher
Point, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Maddie is a hard working high school senior, waiting to hear from the colleges she applied to, when on a whim she buys a lottery ticket and wins; suddenly she is the center of everybody's attention, including her struggling family, and not necessarily in a good way--only Seth Nguyen, her charming coworker at the local zoo, seems oblivious to her luck, and Maddie is not sure whether telling him will change their developing relationship.
Author
Series
Tune volume 2
Publisher
First Second
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
"In the second installment of the Tune series, our hapless hero, Andy Go, is settling into life in an alien zoo. Bein a zoo creature isn't so bad--his keepers serve him piping hot pho, his TV has a million channels, and his house on Earth has been recreated in exacting detail, right down to the Playboys he keeps under his mattress. But his dream job starts to look like a nightmare when he realizes he won't be getting his promised weekend visits to...
18) Zoo-looking
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Language
English
Description
While Flora visits the zoo with her father, not only does she look at the animals but some of them turn to look at her.
Author
Series
Oakwing volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"Ever since Rowan was transformed into a fairy, her life has been filled with perilous adventure. And when her mom is kidnapped by an evil fairy called Vulpes and his army of foxes, Rowan sets off on her most dangerous mission yet. With the help of her fairy friends--plus a tiger released from London Zoo!--she's sure she can rescue her mom and save the fairy realms. But Vulpes is cunning and sly. And he's luring Rowan right into a trap"--Book cover...
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Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Alvie Fitz has spent years swallowing meds and bad advice from doctors and social workers. Adjust, adapt. Pretend to be normal. It sounds so easy. If she can make it to her eighteenth birthday without any major mishaps, she'll be legally emancipated. Her only friend is Chance, the one-winged hawk at the zoo where she works. Then she meet Stanley, who walks with a cane, whose body seems as fragile as glass. Without meaning to, they start getting close....
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