Color Zoo
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$858
Board Book · Ages 1–2 · 1989

Color Zoo

Written and illustrated by Lois Ehlert

Transform animals with shapes and colors in a playful zoo adventure.

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16 pages· ~400L
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Bookroo's summary

Dive into a vibrant world where shapes and colors bring animals to life. Watch as a lion becomes a goat and a tiger turns into a mouse. This playful journey through a colorful zoo invites young readers to explore creativity and imagination, discovering new creatures with every turn of the page. Perfect for curious minds eager to see the world in a fresh, artistic way.

From the publisher

Nine animals, nine shapes, and sixteen shades of color’everyone can have fun discovering them all by turning Color Zoo’s full-color pages and watching a lion turn into a goat, an ox into a monkey, a tiger into a mouse. . . . 1990 Caldecott Honor Book Notable Children’s Books of 1989 (ALA) 1990 Fanfare Honor List (H)

Awards

Caldecott Honor (1990)
At a glance
Format
Pages
16
Reading age
1–2
Audience
Board
Lexile
~400L
Themes & topics
What readers & critics say

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~2.8
F&P level
~L
Publication
Published
March 28, 1997
First published
January 1, 1989
Publisher
HarperFestival
Edition
Language
English
Type
Board Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780694010677
OCLC
36906760

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