Cubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo's First Woman Zookeeper
Cubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo's First Woman Zookeeper
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Cubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo's First Woman Zookeeper

Written by Candace Fleming & illustrated by Julie Downing
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48
Page count
23
Words per page
~479L
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May 19, 2020
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Fred and Helen Martini longed for a baby, and they ended up with dozens of lion and tiger cubs! Snuggle up to this purr-fect read aloud about the Bronx Zoo’s first female zoo-keeper. When Bronx Zoo-keeper Fred brought home a lion cub, Helen Martini instantly embraced it. The cub’s mother lost the instinct to care for him. “Just do for him what you would do with a human baby,” Fred suggested…and she did. Helen named him MacArthur, and fed him milk from a bottle and cooed him to sleep in a crib. Soon enough, MacArthur was not the only cub bathed in the tub! The couple continues to raise lion and tiger cubs as their own, until they are old enough to return them to zoos. Helen becomes the first female zookeeper at the Bronx zoo, the keeper of the nursery. This is a terrific non-fiction book to read aloud while snuggling up with your cubs! Filled with adorable baby cats, this is a story about love, dedication, and a new kind of family. Gorgeously patterned illustrations by Julie Downing detail the in-home nursery and a warm pallet creates a cozy pairing with Candace Fleming’s lovely language. Backmatter includes a short biography of Helen Martini and a selected bibliography. A Junior Library Guild Selection!

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780823443185
    Publication Date
    May 19, 2020
    Publisher
    Neal Porter Books
    Illustration Details
    The artwork for this book was created with TK
    Page Count
    48
    Words Per Page
    23
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    1182537093
    Est. Lexile® Level
    ~479L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~M
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.2
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    509899
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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