Crowley County Combined Library

Text and photographs describe the job of a zookeeper, discussing daily tasks, challenges, safety, training, and more.

When Walrus escapes the zoo with his new friend Penguin, their adventures are twice the fun In this sequel to the acclaimed WHERE'S WALRUS?, author Stephen Savage doubles the fun when Walrus escapes the zoo with his mischievous pal, Penguin. Will the zookeeper find them? Or will these clever runaways stay one step ahead disguised as subway riders, baseball players, and even grand opera performers? Hiding in plain sight, they elude the clueless zookeeper...

Introduces the concept of time using zoo animals, and the schedule zoo employees follow in taking care of them. Spanish Language Materials.

Provides a behind-the-scenes look at zoo animals and describes how zookeepers care for, train, and interact with the animals that live there.

Mr. Peeks is holding an animal parade to celebrate the zoo's new baby panda, but when the day arrives, he isn't prepared and rushes to finish his chores leaving a trail of chaos behind him.

"Someone has been sleeping on Elephant's haystack, drinking from Lion's bowl, going potty in Ostrich's sandbox, and scratching Giraffe's favorite tree. Who could it be?"--

Discover how zookeepers use math every day. Use real life data to make actual zookeeper calculations. Practice your math skills doing fun activities. Learn facts about zookeepers and zoo animals. With more than 50 math questions and activities, this series reinforces the math studied in school, plus literacy skills and science.--

Yasmin, an outgoing Pakistani-American girl, faces challenges at home, at school, and out and about with creativity and quick thinking.

A science-based book that introduces zoology and how to be a zoologist to children. While Naomi is learning all the facts about giraffes the one she's looking for is elusive, but her persistence pays off and she finally realizes she's got a big problem. How will she solve it so that both she and the giraffe are happy? Observation and patience are skills that are routinely overlooked in today's world of computers, on-line information, and instant gratification....