The Lending Zoo
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2016 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

The Lending Zoo

Written & illustrated by Frank Asch

A tiger escapes from a zoo-brary, sparking a citywide search.

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32 pages· 458 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Miss Perkins, librarian of The Lending Zoo, faces chaos when Pancake the tiger vanishes. With her new friend Molly, she embarks on a frantic citywide hunt. Can they find Pancake before he stirs up trouble across town?

From the publisher

From the beloved author of the Moonbear series, Frank Asch, comes a charming new picture book about a ‘zoo-brary’ that accidentally loses track of a tiger! Miss Perkins is happy to be the librarian at The Lending Zoo, a ‘zoo-brary’ that lends out all types of animals–from massive elephants to majestic giraffes. Everything usually goes smoothly: water buffaloes, snakes, parrots, and more are checked out and returned without a problem. But one sunny day Pancake, the tiger, goes missing and Miss Perkins along with her new friend Molly must go on a citywide search to find him! Will they be able to track him down before he causes a commotion all over town?

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
458
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD540L
Themes & topics
Books about animalsBooks about the zooBooks about the libraryBooks about big cats (lions, tigers, leopard, etc.)Books about books and libraries
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.8
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
191019
Publication
Published
April 19, 2016
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781442466784

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