Theme: The role zoos play in animal conservation.
Zoo Album is about ten real-life animals who have lived, or are living in Australian zoos. It would be a great resource for those interested in animals or to support curriculum units on the needs of living things and how they adapt to their environments.
The text includes a profile of each animal and a zoo keeper's blurb, which provides a real moment in the life of a real animal and its keeper. The main text is written as a narrative and is in large print. This makes the text more easily read and more appealing to children.The beautiful, vibrant and life-like watercolour illustrations, support the text and capture the attention of children. These aspects of the text would assist in engaging the reluctant reader.
The book would provide an excellent basis for a debate on whether animals should be kept in captivity.
Zoo Album is a user-friendly book that contains a thorough glossary to assist children in understanding the text. It is a great book to read aloud, to demonstrate the importance of non-fiction literature as a source of information.
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