Introduces children to animals found in zoos.

After a young girl tells the zookeepers to send the animals to her house should anything go wrong at the zoo, a series of zoo emergencies results in some unusual houseguests for the girl and her family.

Each animal arriving from the zoo as a possible pet fails to suit its prospective owner, until just the right one is found. Movable flaps reveal the contents of each package.

Photographs and simple text introduce the physical characteristics and behavior of elephants, one of many animals kept in zoos.

Presents photographs and information about baby animals born into zoos around the world.

Zoo animals from polar bear to walrus make their distinctive sounds for each other, while children imitate the sounds for the zookeeper.

The popular actress and animal welfare advocate offers personal stories of the zoo animals she has known and loved through the years, including Gita the elephant and Kelly, a silverback gorilla.

The zoo animals find a way to keep the baby beebee bird awake during the day so that they can get some sleep at night.

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