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Based on six years of research, behind the scenes at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo. A dramatic and moving true story of seduction and betrayal, exile and loss, and the limits of freedom on an overcrowded planet-- all framed inside one zoo reinventing itself for the twenty-first century.
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"An electrifying novel about the primal and unyielding bond between a mother and her son, and the lengths she'll go to to protect him. The zoo is nearly empty as Joan and her four-year-old son soak up the last few moments of playtime. They are happy, and the day has been close to perfect. But what Joan sees as she hustles her son toward the exit gate minutes before closing time sends her sprinting back into the zoo, her child in her arms. And for...
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"Benson's Wild Animal Farm in Hudson, New Hampshire, opened to the public in 1927. Due in part to the evolution of the automobile, the attraction grew in size and attendance to become one of New England's major family destinations. Benson's was a zoo to the public, a work station for many circus animal trainers and performers, and a source of summer employment for generations of local teenagers. The attraction closed in 1987 and a bit of Americana...
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Seven Stories Press
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2020
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The first children's book to appear in English by the award-winning Israeli master storyteller What happens when a tired boy with a fertile imagination is left to fend for himself at the zoo? Well, if his father is too busy to play and must talk business on his phone, and it's close to naptime, then ... a lot. After freeing sad animals from their cages, the boy takes a ride in an airship with an old turtle and a lazy rhinoceros. Once on board he...
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Davis Farmland
Pub. Date
2021
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"Davis Farmland is a discovery farm for families with children 12 and younger, featuring over 100 breeds-including North America's largest sanctuary of endangered farm animals. There is also pretend and nature-based play, a water spray park, hay and pony rides, delicious food, apple & pumpkin picking & more!"--
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My weirder school volume 1
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c2011
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A.J. and his fellow third-graders from Ella Mentry School, including new student Alexia, go on a field trip to the zoo, where they meet a very strange zookeeper.
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2015.
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Attending the opening of a magnificent zoo in China where a newly discovered animal species is being housed, National Geographic expert Dr. CJ Cameron confronts unexpected dangers posed by the mysterious creatures.
"The all-new thriller from #1 internationally bestselling author Matthew Reilly! It is a secret the Chinese government has been keeping for forty years. They have found a species of animal no one believed even existed. It will amaze the...
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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[2021]
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A young vampire trades places with a penguin at the zoo for a day of mischief and fun.
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Things aren't looking good for 4X. With another teacher running away screaming (literally), Arlo wonders how long the new supply teacher will survive. Maybe it's her animal skin dress or bone earrings, but Mrs Ogg doesn't quite seem to be the teacher anyone is expecting. When a trip to the zoo is organised, Arlo realises this might be a chance to prove to Ms Weebly, the headmistress, that 4X can behave and finally get to go to the end of year party....
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Animal Adventures
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2017
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"This pass admits four (4) adults annually for a general admission adventure tour at Animal Adventures in Bolton, Massachusetts during our normal operating hours. Please see us on the web or call us for more information on hours of operation. Pass is good for one (1) year and will be renewed upon receipt of annual donation. No adjustments on previous tours. Pass cannot be redeemed for cash. Pass cannot be combined with any other offers including itself....
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2008
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When Lucy, a pregnant giant anteater from Belize, is blamed for killing the man found dead in her pen, California zookeeper Teddy Bentley races against time to find the real culprit before Lucy is shipped to another zoo, but her investigation is undermined by another murder, a threatened eviction, a father on the lam, and a socialite mother out to destroy her romance with Sheriff Joe Rejas.
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Amelia Bedelia chapter books volume 4
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Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2014]
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"Amelia Bedelia is sick the day her class goes to visit the zoo. She doesn't want to be left out, so she comes up with a brilliant idea--she'll create a zoo in her backyard, using all her classmates' pets. But she doesn't know exactly how to tell her parents about her great plan"--