Zoo album
By: by Richard Morecroft and Alison Mackay ; illustrated by Karen Lloyd-Diviny
Contributors: Mackay, Alison; Lloyd-Diviny, Karen, ill
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
ISBN-13: 9781592700325; 9781592701049
Copyright date: 2003
Subjects: Zoo animals; Juvenile literature
Description: Dive into Zoo Album for a fascinating and memorable encounter with a wonderful array of animals. The ten animals portrayed are: western lowland gorilla, Sumatran tiger, black rhino, Tasmanian devil, short-beaked echidna, little penguin, Andean condor, komodo dragon, green anaconda, and poison arrow frog. Their personalities, habits and habitats are as diverse as the food they eat and the sounds they make. Capturing the reader's attention with its superb realistic illustrations, Zoo Album also informs with facts and details about the animals and how they live. The basic facts for each animal are: name, age, height, weight and food preference. There is a general description of behavior and living conditions.
Notes: "First published in Australia in 2003 by ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation." --T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: Mammals: Western lowland gorilla; title: Sumatran tiger; title: Black rhino; title: Marsupial: Tasmanian devil; title: Monotreme: Short-beaked echidna; title: Birds: Little penguin; title: Andean condor; title: Reptiles: Komodo dragon; title: Green anaconda; title: Amphibian: Poison arrow frog; title: Glossary; title: Acknowledgments.