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32 pp.
| Scholastic |
August, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-0-545-46182-5$16.99
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Illustrated by
Jackie Urbanovic.
Chameleon Carlos believes he's king of the zoo, until he sees signage at other zoo animals' enclosures claiming each is ruler; ultimately an admiring little girl boosts downtrodden Carlos's ego right back up. The slight story is dominated by Carlos's repetitive ranting ("The King of the Zoo is ME, that's who!"), but Urbanovic humorously pictures the creature's emotion-induced color-changing.