Animal Strike at the Zoo. It's True!

by Karma Wilson (Author) Margaret Spengler (Illustrator)

Animal Strike at the Zoo. It's True!
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

There's an animal strike at the zoo!

oh no, oh my!

What's a zookeeper to do when the lions and tigers and bears refuse to roar and prowl and growl? And when little Sue, who has been waiting all year for this trip to the zoo, enters the gate, will the animals decide to give their strike a break?

Karma Wilson's fun, playful text paired with Margaret Spengler's bright and lively pastels create an unforgettable, irresistible zoo of chaos and fun!

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School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 3 -A rhyming, rhythmic, and lyrical charmer about zoo animals going on strike. It all starts when the elephants complain, -We -re paid only peanuts! - All of the animals follow suit, reminiscent of Doreen Cronin -s "Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type" (S & S, 2000). The monkeys demand, -We want a nice pool in our pen!, - the zebras demand root-beer floats, and the giraffes are wearing turtleneck sweaters -from their heads to the floor... - as camouflage. All is chaos as the zookeeper must pacify the animals, and there appears to be no end in sight until a first-time visitor burst into tears. It is only then, in a loud hush, that it becomes apparent to the residents just how important their job really is. The pages are bursting with color, whimsical expressions abound, and loads of laughter will be shared by all." -Wanda Meyers-Hines, Ridgecrest Elementary School, Huntsville, AL" Copyright 2006 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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"A rhyming, rhythmic, and lyrical charmer."—School Library Journal
Karma Wilson
Karma Wilson is the bestselling author of several picture books, including the Bear Books series; Where Is Home, Little Pip?; and A Dog Named Doug. Karma lives in Montana.

Jane Chapman is the illustrator of over one hundred books for children, including Dilly Duckling by Claire Freedman and I Love My Mama by Peter Kavanagh, as well as Karma Wilson's Bear Books series and Mortimer's Christmas Manger. She lives with her family in Dorset, England. Visit Jane at JaneKChapman.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780060575021
Lexile Measure
490
Guided Reading Level
M
Publisher
HarperCollins
Publication date
May 20, 2006
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV002260 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Zoos
Library of Congress categories
Animals
Zoo animals
Zoos
Stories in rhyme
Strikes and lockouts

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