David A. Adler.  Cam Jansen and the Zoo Note Mystery

Cam helps her friend Eric when he misplaces his permission slip to go on the school field trip.

Allan Ahlberg.  Monkey Do!

An adventurous little monkey who escapes from the zoo and spends the day meeting new friends in the outside world begins to miss his mom when evening comes.

Vivian Binnamin.  The Case of the Anteater's Missing Lunch

Miss Whimsy's "Fantastic Fifteen" visit the zoo and discover what happened to the anteater's lunch.

Franz Brandenberg.  Leo and Emily's Zoo

When Leo and Emily decide to open their own zoo and charge admission, they encounter a few problems, but their families find a unique way to turn disaster into success.

Anthony Browne.  Gorilla

Neglected by her busy father, a lonely young girl receives a toy gorilla for her birthday and together they take a miraculous trip to the zoo.

Anthony Browne.  Zoo

A boy endures a tedious visit to the zoo with his family.

Caralyn Beuhner.  The Escape of Marvin the Ape

Marvin the ape slips out of the zoo and finds he likes it on the outside, where he easily blends into city lifestyles.

Eric Carle.  1, 2, 3 to the Zoo:  A Counting Book

Each car on the train has one more zoo animal than the one before, from the first car with an elephant to the last with ten birds.

Nancy White Carlstrom.  What Would You Do if You Lived at

the Zoo?   Young readers are invited to answer questions posed on each page with animal noises, actions, and die-cut peek-through holes.

Molly Coxe.  The Great Snake Escape

Mirabel, a goose, and her friend, Maxie, a frog, get a scare one day when a king cobra escapes from the zoo.

Roberto De Vicq de Cumptich.  Bembo's Zoo

An alphabet book which uses the shape of the roman letters in the Bembo font style to create illustrations of animals.

Sue Denim.  The Dumb Bunnies Go to the Zoo

When the Dumb Bunnies visit the zoo they let all the animals out of their cages because they mistake a butterfly for an escaped lion.

Frank B. Edwards.  Peek-a-Boo at the Zoo

A visitor to the zoo climbs on board the double-decker tour bus expecting to get a clear view of all the animals. But he soon discovers that not all of them are easily found.

Lois Ehlert.  Color Zoo

Introduces colors and shapes with illustrations of shapes on die-cut pages that form animal faces when placed on top of one another.

Mem Fox.  Zoo-Looking

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.

Louise Gikow.  A Day With Daddy

After a visit to the zoo with the children, it is Daddy who needs the nap.

Susan Goodman.  What Do You Do--at the Zoo?

Having been asked by the zookeeper to help feed and care for various zoo animals, a boy discovers a variety of facts about their diet and behavior as he helps each one.

Margaret Bloy Graham.  Be Nice to Spiders

The story of Helen's and Billy's pet spider, who weaves her webs in the local zoo and thus helps to keep the flies off the backs of the animals.

Mary Jean Hendrick.  If Anything Ever Goes Wrong at the Zoo

After a young girl tells the zookeepers to send the animals to her house should anything go wrong at the zoo, a series of zoo emergencies results in some unusual houseguests for the girl and her family.

Will Hillenbrand.  Down by the Station

In this version of a familiar song, baby animals ride to the children's zoo on the zoo train.

Margaret Hillert.  Little Puff

After jumping the track to search for companionship, a little train finally finds a place in the zoo.

Tana Hoban.  A Children's Zoo

Color photographs of animals are accompanied by several descriptive words, e.g. tall, spotted, silent giraffe.

Syd Hoff.  Sammy the Seal

Anxious to see what life is like outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with the children but decides that there really is no place like home.

Will C. Howell.  Zoo Flakes:  ABC

Snowflake-style cutouts present a different animal for each letter of the alphabet.

Joelle Jolivet.  Zoo Ology

Brief text and illustrations introduce over three hundred animals, from aardvark to zebu.

Damian Kelleher.  Selfish Sophie

Sophie is usually selfish with the things she owns, but when her class goes on a field trip to the zoo, she learns that sharing can be fun.

Janet Perry Marshall.  My Camera:  At the Zoo

The reader sees the zoo animals slightly askew through the camera lens and may guess what they actually are before seeing full clear views on succeeding pages.

Diane Redfield Massie.  The Baby Beebee Bird

The zoo animals find a way to keep the baby beebee bird awake during the day so that they can get some sleep at night.

Mercer Mayer.  My Trip to the Zoo

Little Critter and his family observe various animals at the zoo.

Richard Morgan.  Zoo Poo

Parents who share this humorous picture book with their child will discover that it is a pleasant and positive way to introduce them to toilet training, and it includes confidence-boosting tips that parents and toddlers can read together.

Shirley Neitzel.  Our Class Took a Trip to the Zoo

A cumulative verse with rebuses in which a young boy has a wonderful day at the zoo, despite a series of mishaps with the animals.

Jan Ormerod.  When We Went to the Zoo

Touring the zoo, two children pet, ride, and observe a variety of animals.

Todd Parr.  Zoo Dos and Don'ts

Presents twelve pairs of do's and don'ts for having fun with animals at the zoo, such as "Do take a nap with a hippo" but "Don't let him steal the covers."

Tom Paxton.  Going to the Zoo

Enthusiastic siblings describe the animals at the "zoo, zoo, zoo."

Bill Peet.  Encore for Eleanor

Eleanor the elephant, a retired circus star, finds a new career as the resident artist in the city zoo.

Daniel Manus Pinkwater.  Bad Bears in the City

Irving and Muktuk, two muffin-eating polar bears from the frozen north, have some trouble fitting into life at the zoo in Bayone, New Jersey.

Peggy Rathmann.  Good Night Gorilla

An unobservant zookeeper is followed home by all the animals he thinks he has left behind in the zoo.

Margret Rey.  Curious George Visits the Zoo

Curious George visits the zoo and manages to both cause trouble and make up for it in his inimitable fashion.

Eve Rice.  Sam Who Never Forgets

Sam the zookeeper never forgets to feed the animals.

Martha Robinson.  The Zoo at Night

Describes what happens at the zoo when night falls and all the people leave.

Deborah Lee Rose.  Birthday Zoo

Rhyming text describes the preparations made for a boy's birthday party by his hosts, the animals at the zoo.

Dr. Seuss.  If I Ran the Zoo

If Gerald McGrew ran the zoo, he'd let all the animals go and fill it with more unusual beasts--a ten-footed lion, an Elephant-Cat, a Mulligatawny, a Tufted Mazurka, and others.

Judy Sierra.  Wild About Books

A librarian named Mavis McGrew introduces the animals in the zoo to the joy of reading when she drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake.

Bernard Waber.  A Lion Named Shirley Williamson

Although a lion's unusual name causes confusion and misunderstanding at the zoo, she becomes a favorite with the public and with Seymour the zookeeper.

Karen Wallace.  A Trip to the Zoo

Two brothers learn about wild animals by visiting the zoo.

Udo Weigelt.  The Wild Wombat

The animals in the zoo misinterpret a zookeeper's comment about the wombat that is arriving and create rumors about its ferocity.

Wiggles.  A Day at the Zoo

The Wiggles spend time together at the zoo enjoying the antics of the animals.

Karma Wilson.  Never Ever Shout at the Zoo

Rhyming text depicts the chaos caused by shouting at the zoo.

Elizabeth Winthrop.  Dancing Granny

Granny and her grandchild take a nighttime trip to the zoo, where the animals have prepared a fabulous party and Granny dances the night away.

David A. Adler.  Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Monkey House

Fifth-grade sleuth Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory to solve a monkey-smuggling mystery at the city zoo.

Gennifer Choldenko.  Notes From a Liar and Her Dog

Eleven-year-old Ant, stuck in a family that she does not like, copes by pretending that her "real" parents are coming to rescue her, by loving her dog Pistachio, by volunteering at the zoo, and by bending the truth and telling lies.

Mark Crilley.  Akiko and the Intergalactic Zoo

Fifth-grader Akiko's old friends from the planet Smoo return to Earth to take her to see an intergalactic zoo, where she has a harrowing adventure with a winged Zullziban girl.

Nancy Farmer.  The Warm Place

When Ruva, a young giraffe, is captured and sent to a zoo in San Francisco, she calls upon two rats, a street-smart chameleon, a runaway boy, and all the magical powers of the animal world to return to "the warm place" that is home.

Sid Fleischman.  McBroom's Zoo

The McBrooms start a zoo with the Sidehill Gouger, Desert Vamooser, Silver-tailed Teakettler, and other rare animals left behind by a passing tornado.

Diana Hendry.  A Camel Called April

When the animals in Harry's dreams settle in the park across the street, the park gardener finds homes in the zoo for all of them, except the stubborn camel.

James Howe.  Morgan's Zoo

When the Chelsea Park Zoo is about to close, Morgan, the desolate animal keeper, receives help from a television newscaster to keep it open--and from the animals themselves.

Marion Markham.  The Birthday Party Mystery

Attending Debbie's birthday party at the zoo, twin sleuths Kate and Mickey investigate the mysterious disappearance of her presents.

Daniel Pennac.  Eye of the Wolf

An Alaskan wolf and an African boy, meeting at a zoo in "The Other World," read in one another's eye the hardships each has faced, and their understanding helps to bring healing to them both.

Ron Roy.  The Panda Puzzle

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the kidnapping of the new baby panda at the petting zoo.

Gertrude Chandler Warner.  The Poison Frog Mystery

The Aldens investigate when exotic and endangered animals begin to disappear from the zoo where their new friend Lindsey works.

Gertrude Chandler Warner.  Mystery of the Mixed-Up Zoo

The Alden children investigate various mix-ups at a zoo run by their grandfather's friend in an effort to save it not only from pranksters but also from the town council.

Barbara Williams.  Mitzi and the Elephants

Mitzi becomes friends with the elephant keeper at the zoo, from whom she hopes to learn how to train big animals so she can get a St. Bernard puppy.

Aliki.  My Visit to the Zoo

A day at the zoo introduces the different animals that exist in the world, where they come from, what their natural habitats are like, and whether or not they are endangered.

Joyce Altman.  Lunch at the Zoo

Describes how zoo nutritionists learn what to feed the animals in their care, the feeding procedures used by large zoos, and the nutritional needs of a variety of zoo animal.

George Ancona.  Handtalk Zoo

Words and sign language depict children at the zoo discovering how to sign the names of various animals and how to tell time.

Tami Deedrick.  Zoo Keepers

A simple introduction to the clothing, tools, schooling, and work of zoo keepers.

Gail Gibbons.  Zoo

Provides a behind-the-scenes look at a working day at the zoo, from the moment the workers arrive until the night guard locks the gate.

Donna Grosvenor.  Zoo Babies

Portrays a variety of young animals in a zoo and shows how zoo personnel meet their needs and take care of them.

Robert Lang.  Origami Zoo

The authors, both well-known origami enthusiasts, explain basic origami folds and provide illustrated step-by-step instructions for each model. An exciting collection of projects from the exotic to the familiar.

Daniel Liebman.  I Want to Be a Zookeeper

Photos and easy-to-read text describe the job of a zookeeper.

Nancee Jean McClure.  Cut and Create!  At the Zoo

Easy step-by-step project that teach scissor skills.

Jacqueline Mitton.  Zoo in the Sky:  A Book of Animal

Constellations   Large, vibrant paintings and shimmering foil stars make a brilliant connection between age-old stargazing tales and the constellations.

Amy Moses.  Zookeepers Care for Animals

Explains what zookeepers do and how they work with the animals.

Jack Prelutsky.  Zoo Doings:  Animal Poems

A collection of forty-six animal poems.

Judy Press.  At the Zoo:  Explore the Animal World with Craft

Fun   Provides instructions for creating all kinds of animals found in zoos along with information about these creatures.

Judith Rinard.  Zoos Without Cages

Discusses the concept of open zoos, introduces some zoo workers, and describes some activities happening in zoos today.

Judith Rinard.  What Happens at the Zoo

Describes the functions of a zoo and the care and treatment given to the animals that live there.

Roland Smith.  Cats in the Zoo

Describes the habits of cats in the wild as well as the care cats receive in today's zoo in order to prevent their extinction.