Zoo School
Zoo School
Laurie Miller Hornik; Debbie Tilley (Illustrator)
At the hands-on new Zoo School, where the motto is, "Let the animals be your textbooks," the student desks are actually fish-filled aquariums. The students include Ursula, who wants everything to be just like it was at her old school; Kitty, who knows a lot about animals and can't wait to learn more; sleepy Leo, who is always ready for lunch; Drake, who is terrified of animals, and is unnerved by the fish swimming in his desk; and Robin, who can't believe there's no nurse at this school, because she is used to spending half her day in the nurse's office.
Themes : ANIMALS. FANTASY. HUMOR. TEACHERS.
CRITICS HAVE SAID
- The characters are clearly developed, and all of the children gradually learn about themselves and the world around them. This evenly paced novel could be shared aloud with youngsters needing a step up from Joanna Cole’s “Magic School Bus” series or read independently by those who enjoy zany school stories like Louis Sachar’s Sideways Stories from Wayside School.
–School Library Journal
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Fleischman, Paul. Weslandia. Candlewick, 1999.
Hornik, Laurie Miller. The Secrets of Ms. Snickle’s Class. Clarion, 2001.
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Sachar, Louis. Wayside School Is Falling Down. Lothrop, 1989.