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Reviewed on June 1, 2004
Gr 3-5 This humorous fantasy focuses on five students who enter the new Zoo School where the motto is "Let the Animals Be Your Textbooks." Each child has a distinct idiosyncrasy that makes being in this environment a bit challenging; for example, Ursula prefers the rigidity of ordinary school and Drake is terrified of animals. The two zookeepers teach math by counting zebras' stripes, gym by swimming with seals, and writing by watching snakes move. When their homes are cleaned, the animals are m...Log In or Sign Up to Read More