A man buys a struggling zoo in Southern California and along with his family and employees, works to bring it back to life.

Every day at the Athensville Zoo the peacocks are allowed to wander freely among the visitors, delighting and guiding kids and grownups alike, and kind, curious Plum is the peacock most proud of their responsibility.

Fifteen-year-old Ben must cope alone when a mysterious sniper begins shooting the big cats in his family's private zoological preserve.

When his older brother talks about dinosaurs during a visit to the zoo, Patrick is afraid, until he discovers they all died millions of years ago.

When the monkey cage at the zoo is moved near the picnic area where children play, the young monkeys start to copy the good manners they see the children using, until their mother corrects them.

They're cute. They're cuddly. They're back! From the creators of "Madagascar" comes the hilarious new movie that proves global espionage is for the birds! In DreamWorks' "Penguins Of Madagascar," your favorite super-spies - Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private - join forces with the elite North Wind team to save the world. It's a side-splitting, globe-trotting adventure the whole family will love.

An introduction to the history, physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of polar bears.

"School dances are tricky. Everybody wants to go, but nobody wants to dance. The music is too loud for anyone to talk. Teachers are there watching kids, but telling them to go out and have a good time. Oh, and at Kersville Elementary, be careful because you'll have to watch out for ghouls on the dance floor!"--Provided by publisher.

Introducing words such as donkey, pony, pig, chick, lamb, frog, rabbit, and guinea pig, this book describes the activities of children who visit a petting zoo --

Simple text and photographs depict a variety of zoo animals and the food-related activities of zoo staff, including planning menus, grocery shopping, stocking the refrigerator, food preparation, and feeding the animals.