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Put Me in the Zoo
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Put Me in the Zoo Hardcover - 1960

by Robert Lopshire


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Edited by Dr. Seuss, this classic Beginner Book about finding your place in the world celebrates its 60th Anniversary! Spot longs to be in the zoo with all the other animals, but the zoo doesn't want him! In this beloved Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss, Spot shows a young boy and girl all the exciting things he can do with his spots--from changing their color and juggling them, to moving them onto different objects! Beginning readers will be delighted by Robert Lopshire's lively, rhymed story that not only teaches about colors, but proves there is a special spot for everyone, including Spot. Available for a limited time only with a peel-off 60th Anniversary sticker on the front cover, Put Me in the Zoo is a concept book with a timeless message. (Fans of Spot will also want to check out I Want to Be Somebody New!--the sequel to Put Me in the Zoo.) Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning. "A hilarious story for a first-grade pupil to read. Shows that reading can be fun even if the vocabulary is very limited."--Material Analysis Publications.

First line

I will go into the zoo.

From the jacket flap

Illus. in color. Spot, a polka-dot leopard who can change colors and even juggle his own spots, tries to convince two children that he is special enough to be exhibited in the zoo.

Details

  • Title Put Me in the Zoo
  • Author Robert Lopshire
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 9th
  • Pages 72
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House Children's Books, New York
  • Date 1960-08-12
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780394800172 / 0394800176
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.7 x 0.4 in (23.11 x 17.02 x 1.02 cm)
  • Ages 03 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 220
  • Themes
    • Theometrics: Secular
    • Topical: Easy Readers
  • Library of Congress subjects Stories in rhyme, Animals
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 60013494
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"A hilarious story for a first-grade pupil to read. Shows that reading can be fun even if the vocabulary is very limited."--Material Analysis Publications.  

About the author

Robert Lopshire wrote and illustrated the Beginner Books Put Me in the Zoo, I Want to Be Somebody New!, and New Tracks I Can Do! He died in 2002.
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