Poo in the Zoo: 1

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Assuming it came from outer space, Bob puts the dazzling specimen on display and visitors flock to see it. Steve is the author of Smelly Peter the Great Pea Eater (Winner of the Sheffield Children's Book Award 2009) and The Lamb Who Came for Dinner (Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award and read by Meatloaf on CITV's Bookaboo). I've got 4 great children and although they're all adults now, my memories of them growing up inspire and inform my writing.

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A thinly veiled Marxist critique, Smallman's message is an absurdist twist on the premise: "If only I could sell poo for a ridiculous amount of money, I would be set for life. Poo in the Zoo is suitable for children aged 5 plus as the pictures were too busy for 2 year olds as I requested. One day, the iguana leaves behind something that catches the attention of the entire town -- and a poo museum owner -- and ends up making Bob's messy job a lot easier!Readers are introduced to a variety of animals, and on the inside pages there's different types of poo in jars (various shapes and sizes) which is interesting to see and teaches readers animals are not all the same. Perfect for fans of The Dinosaur who Pooped Christmas , children will laugh out loud at this gloriously poopy, funny picture book!

Poo at the Zoo by Sarah Eason, Kirsten Collier | Waterstones Poo at the Zoo by Sarah Eason, Kirsten Collier | Waterstones

Please note: If using a version of this booklet that contains a pre-written story, both the long 'oo' and short 'oo' are covered. I liked how the zoo keeper, who I expected would be older looks rather young, making it easier for the readership the book is aimed at to pretend they are taking care of the zoo.This book is about a man working at a zoo, he is the one who cleans up all the poos, the doo-doos and the icky bleh things that animals drop around. A few times I have seen books use bright colours when that totally didn't fit, so yay, for books doing the right thing. It would be one thing to talk about animal scat in a way that helps us better understand the creatures themselves.

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Additionally, you could look into all the animals and perhaps even explore some of the types of ‘poo’ that are mentioned in the book. This version is great as a simple Phase 3 text for children to enjoy independently or as fun homework activity. It has lots of rhythm and rhyme, perfect for children who are practising their phonics sounds as the repetition allows for them to be exposed to the same phoneme repeatedly.A few years ago I was main illustrator for Longman's 'Story Street' reading scheme, illustrating 79 titles and writing 5. However, not many fun voices for me to put on, and both me and the two year old were completely apathetic towards our protagonist Bob. Prestigious poo collector, Hector Gloop, is keen to add it to his extensive collection of panda poop, dinosaur doo-doo and dragon dung. After chasing two toddlers around the library, there's usually an element of surprise in our take home pile.