If I Ran the Zoo
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 1950 · Est. 13 min read-aloud

If I Ran the Zoo

Written by Dr. Seuss

Part of the Classic Seuss series

A young boy imagines what he would do if he ran the zoo.

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56 pages· 1,580 words· Est. 13 min read-aloud· AD870L
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Gerald McGrew dreams of a zoo filled with fantastical creatures like a ten-footed lion and an Elephant-Cat. What wonders would he unleash if he could create his own wild menagerie?

From the publisher

If Gerald McGrew ran the zoo, he’d let all the animals go and fill it with more unusual beasts–a ten-footed lion, an Elephant-Cat, a Mulligatawny, a Tufted Mazurka, and others.

Awards

Caldecott Honor (1951)
At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
56
Words
1,580
Reading age
5–8
Audience
Early Reader
Lexile
AD870L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.1
F&P level
~U
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
9032
Publication
Published
October 12, 1960
First published
October 12, 1950
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780394800813
LCCN
50010185
OCLC
470411

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