AT THE ZOO (Books for Young Readers)
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (573 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385417713 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A light and tumble journey across town to the zoo can bring encounters with the honest monkeys, kindly elephants, and skeptical orangutans.
A delightful song, a worthy cause (Simon's royalties will be donated to the Children's Health Fund), but a mediocre picture book. Overly cute caricatures of children and anthropomorphic animals done in a cartoon style rarely rise above comic-strip quality. Parents are more likely than their offspring to recognize the honest monkeys, insincere giraffes, kindly but dumb elephants, skeptical orangutans, and reactionary zebras of the Simon/Garfunkel song. However, the illustrations, featuring giraffes in "cool shades," frogs on surfboards, and antelopes with Red Cross flags attached to their antlers, will prompt some giggles from young animal lovers. Except for the silly humor, the line-and-wash paintings do little to enhance or illuminate the lyrics. Unfortunately, the music is not reprinted with the lyrics. . From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 2-- Simon's musical romp throug
Cute book, low price Great deal. Books is in pretty good shape, as described. It arrived pretty quickly. Thanks!