FICTION

Zoo Zoom!

by Candace RYAN

Zoo Zoom! illus. by Macky Pamintuan. 32p. Bloomsbury. 2015. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781619633575.

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PreS-Gr 1—A clever story of a bunch of zoo animals on an adventure to the moon. The animals take over a rocket ship and blast off. The simple, rhyming text makes this appealing as both a read-aloud and an option for emerging readers. Pamintuan's illustrations feature colorful cartoons reminiscent of the Disney cartoons from the 1990s. The style perfectly complements the tone of the book and adds an extra layer of humor that will appeal to children.

VERDICT A funny picture book addition for most collections.

Reviewed by Patrick Tierney, Dr. Martin Luther King Elementary School, Providence, RI

The zoo animals hop into a rocket and blast off to the moon, but an asleep-at-the-wheel rhino sends them off course, returning them to Earth. The text, with its quasi-rhymes, wordplay, and onomatopoeia, is awkward, but the story has an easy-to-follow trajectory. Clear, energetic digital illustrations reminiscent of film animation will engage both the space-travel and zoo-animal fandoms.

, Feb 01, 2016

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