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Whenever you hear the sky rumble, that usually means a storm. In Virgil Flowers' case, make that two. The exceptional new thriller from the writer whose books are "pure reading pleasure" (Booklist). The first storm comes from, of all places, the Minnesota zoo. Two large, and very rare, Amur tigers have vanished from their cage, and authorities are worried sick that they've been stolen for their body parts. Traditional Chinese medicine prizes those...
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Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"It's a quiet morning at the zoo, until some strange new creatures roll in--trucks and bulldozers and wrecking balls! They're tumbling, digging, and roaring alongside the animals. Giraffe, rhino, the monkeys, and the tigers watch the new creatures and, soon, are playing with their new friends. It's party time at the Construction Zoo! But...what happens when the construction is over? Will the party be over, too? The clever rhyming text and simple,...
4) Zoo
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Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
A boy endures a tedious visit to the zoo with his family.
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Publisher
The Unnamed Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"For years, Samuel Emmer has monitored bacteria levels in drinking water for the small city of Guelph. He is content to focus on dangerous life-threatening single-celled organisms as his grasp on his own life recedes, and with it his with family and friends. No one is more surprised than Samuel when he is appointed to the city's Zoo Feasibility Committee. His assignment: travel to zoos around the world and gather information on the behavior of animals...
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Nosy Crow
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When Pascal the penguin tries Nabil's delicious biriyani rice, Pascal decides to leave the zoo and go home with him! But Nabil will be in BIG TROUBLE if his mom finds out. And Pascal is EVERYWHERE - honking, dancing, bouncing on the bed and making a HUGE bubbly mess in the bathroom . . . Will Nabil's parents let Pascal stay? Find out in this super fast-paced, big-hearted adventure about food, family, and welcoming newcomers.
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Publisher
O'Brien Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
It's the summer and Ciara's big sister is bored. But when they go to the zoo, there are loads of fun things to do and see- but each have very different of what's fun! While Ciara loves drawing the animals, her big sister prefers to take photographs with her phone. An engaging tale of the sister relationship and the struggle between nature and technology, this story brings a visit to the zoo to life with delightful illustrations. Ages 4+. --from Amazon....
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Investigating the murder of a reverend from a local wedding chapel, zookeeper Teddy Bentley discovers that the victim was actually an escaped convict and that every wedding he has performed is invalid, a case the implicates Teddy's mother and Teddy herself.
Zookeeper Teddy Bentley takes Alejandro, the Gunn Zoo llama, to a Monterey Bay-area Renaissance Faire. When she discovers the body of the Reverend Victor Emerson, owner of the local wedding chapel,...
12) Snow
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Series
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Join a boy and his grandfather as they enjoy a snow day in the park!
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Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
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"--Amazon.com.
14) Wild about books
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Series
Springfield Zoo volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
A librarian named Molly McGrew introduces the animals in the zoo to the joy of reading when she drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake.
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Series
Plum (Matt Phelan) volume 5
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
When the Athensville Zoo undergoes renovations, Plum, a peppy peacock, initially feels overwhelmed by the changes, but eventually discovers that embracing them can lead to even greater things.
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