PICTURE BOOKS
Bostrom, Kathleen Long

The View at the Zoo

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Guy Francis. A zookeeper makes the rounds, checking to see that all of his charges are ready to put their best feet, paws, and hooves forward. The text is bland but inoffensive ("Hear the silly sounds they speak, / as they howl, squawk and shriek!"). Same goes for the caricature illustrations of anthropomorphized animals; the pictures are fine but forgettable.

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