A Visit to the Zoo

by Blake Hoena

Text and photographs take readers on a visit to the zoo including descriptions of the things, people, and animals found there.

Genres: Storytime

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Blake A. Hoena grew up in central Wisconsin, where, in his youth, he wrote stories about robots conquering the Moon and trolls lumbering around in the woods behind his parents house, and the fact that the trolls were hunting for little boys had nothing to do with Blake’s pesky brothers. Later, he moved to Minnesota to pursue a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Since graduating, Blake has written more than thirty books for children, including retellings of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the Perseus and Medusa myth. Most recently, he’s working on a series of graphic novels about two space alien brothers, Eek and Ack, who are determined to conquer our big blue home.

--from the author's website

Reviews

[Melanie Moncrief]

This book is about a visit to the zoo. It tells you some animals that you may see. It also talks about the zookeepers and what they do. The book has a glossary for the animals that are in the book. The book is good. It doesn't have many pages and pictures, but it can work for PreK students. I would use this book before we take a field trip to the zoo. The students can also be zookeepers in the dramatic play center, after adding animals, cages, and other items. This book would also work when talking about community helpers.