Lamar Public Library

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

Takes a look at the animals of Tampa's Lowry Park, one of the fastest growing and most controversial zoos in America, exposing the corporate greed that nearly closed the zoo down, why zoos even exist, and why the general public is drawn to them.

When the monkey cage at the zoo is moved near the picnic area where children play, the young monkeys start to copy the good manners they see the children using, until their mother corrects them.

Penguins at the zoo have an exciting afternoon when one finds a camera left behind by a visitor.

Twelve-year-old Teddy investigates when a popular Texas zoo's star attraction--Henry the hippopotamus--is murdered.

When twelve-year-old Ana's zoologist parents move the whole family into the zoo, the Sneers--the clan of carnivorous female predators in her class--have even more ammunition to make her life miserable, although she tries to act like a chameleon and fade into the background.

It's time to go to bed, but Fiona can't fall asleep! Help your favorite hippo say good night to all her animal friends at the zoo before she snuggles up with her mama and settles in for a warm and safe slumber in this cuddly, read-aloud, board book---a follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Fiona the Hippo and A Very Fiona Christmas.

Introduces the cheetah, describing its physical features, habitat, life cycle, and hunting behavior.

Simple text and photographs depict a variety of zoo animals and the food-related activities of zoo staff, including planning menus, grocery shopping, stocking the refrigerator, food preparation, and feeding the animals.

Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or...