Trouble at the zoo

Format:

Book

Title:

Trouble at the zoo

Author:

Kunz, Chris author

ISBN:

9781402255144

9781448760015

Publication Information:

Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, c2011.

Physical Description:

78 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Series title(s):

Bindi wildlife adventures ;

Number in series:

BK. 1.

General Note:

First published by Random House Australia in 2010.

Summary:

Bindi has her birthday party at the zoo, but after one of her guests decides to take home one of the zoo's water dragons, it is up to her, her brother, and a green macaw to find the water dragon before it is too late.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader LG 4.8 1.0 Quiz No. 142461 EN Fiction

Personal Subject:

Irwin, Bindi, 1998-

Irwin, Bindi, 1998- (OCoLC)fst01914431

Subject(s):

Water dragons (Reptiles) -- Juvenile fiction.

Macaws -- Juvenile fiction.

Zoo animals -- Juvenile fiction.

Zoos -- Juvenile fiction.

Animals -- Fiction.

Zoos -- Fiction.

Water dragons (Reptiles) -- Fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Juvenile works.

Action and adventure fiction.

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	JR Fic Bindi 2011	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Salem Main Library	J Kunz, C.	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Inspired and co-created by Bindi Irwin, daughter of iconic wildlife expert Steve Irwin, and Dancing With The Stars contestant.

When someone tries to steal a water dragon from Bindi's birthday party at the Australia Zoo, Bindi and her brother must save the water dragon and the party!

Bindi's birthday party at the zoo is going to be HUGE. Karaoke, animal rides, dancing competitions-it's all happening! But when a spoiled ten-year-old boy decides he wants to take home one of the zoo's precious water dragons, Bindi, her brother Robert, and a green-winged macaw come to the rescue. Can Bindi save the water dragon and her party?

A fast-paced adventure series featuring The Jungle Girl herself! The stories are inspired and co-created by Bindi Irwin, daughter of the iconic wildlife expert, Steve Irwin. The series features the characters of Bindi, her brother Robert, mother Terri, and the Australia Zoo.

Bindi's Wildlife Adventures Series:

Trouble at the Zoo (Book 1)

Rescue! (Book 2)

Bushfire! (Book 3)

Camouflage (Book 4)

A Whale of a Time (Book 5)

Roar! (Book 6)

Croc Capers (Book 7)

Surfing with Turtles (Book 8)

Author Notes

Bindi Sue Irwin is only 12 years old and is already an international award-winning celebrity. Born to wildlife conservationists Steve and Terri Irwin, Bindi was just 3 years old when she made her television debut on The Crocodile Hunter. In 2007, Bindi launched her clothing line and TV show. Visit www.crocodilehunter.com

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Young wildlife conservationist and media darling Bindi Irwin, daughter of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, is as exuberant on the pages of this peppy early reader as she is on-screen. This first book in a series from the Irwin family's Australia Zoo in Queensland is set at the zoo during Bindi's underwater-themed 11th-birthday celebration. Wearing a seahorse costume, Bindi "glow[s] with happiness" as she announces to the adoring crowd that proceeds from the event will "go towards preventing whaling in Antarctica." A second environmental angle surfaces when a disgruntled boy attempts to steal one of the zoo's eastern water dragons in a story line that brings a ripple of tension to an otherwise bubbly story. With the help of a green-winged macaw, Bindi foils the theft without embarrassing the culprit, urging him and the audience to understand "how important it is to respect these wonderful creatures and the habitats they live in." Though gushy, the slim novel is briskly paced and delivers its message with Bindi-worthy verve. Facts about water dragons and macaws are included. Ages 7-10. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

The first in a series of six books, this early chapter book chronicles the fictional adventures of Bindi Irwin, daughter of the late Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin. Incorporating the message of conservation with subtle allusions to her father throughout, the story begins on the day of Bindi's eleventh birthday party at the Australia Zoo, where the Irwin family resides, but the festivities take a turn for the worse when Bindi's brother spies a young boy thieving an exotic animal from the zoo. Animal Fact Files included at the end of the book offer information about many of the species that make appearances in the story, and websites are provided for those interested in finding out more about biological conservation issues, such as whaling in Antarctica. A call to action for fellow Wildlife Warriors, this light and fluffy tale in the Bindi Wildlife Adventures series might appeal to those who enjoy Ben Baglio's Animal Ark and Dolphin Diaries books.--Anderson, Erin Copyright 2010 Booklist