The books are produced in a magazine format and include many full color photographs, illustrations, and diagrams. Many of the books provide information about endangered species. Titles of ZooBooks that are specifically about endangered animals are Endangered Animals and Saving Our Animal Friends. In this simulation, the IdealCity city council meets to decide the fate of a proposed development on Clear Lagoon, one of the few remainingnesting areas of the endangered least tern.
Students take the roles of various proponents and opponents of the project.