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Author:

O'Connell, Caitlin, 1965- illustrator. illustrator.

Title:

Bridge to the wild : behind the scenes at the zoo / Caitlin O'Connell ; with photographs by Caitlin O'Connell and Timothy Rodwell.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

202 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

O'Connell, Caitlin,--1965---Juvenile literature.
Atlanta Zoo--Juvenile literature.
Zoo keepers--Juvenile literature.
Zoos--Juvenile literature.
Human-animal relationships--Juvenile literature.
Zoo animals--Juvenile literature.
Animal behavior--Juvenile literature.
Zoo keepers.
Zoos.
Human-animal relationships.
Zoo animals.
Animal behavior.

Other Authors:

Rodwell, T. C., illustrator.

Contents:

Showtime at the panda house -- Circle of love -- Helicopter mom -- Meerkat madness -- Dawn chorus -- Slithering slitherins and slithy toves -- How to train your dragon -- Vet rounds at the zoo -- Smarty-pants -- Zookeeper highlights -- Warning: behaviors can be contagious! -- Panda cub encounter -- Endangered species day.

Summary:

"With stunning photographs and exemplary narrative nonfiction, the Sibert Honor-winning creators of The Elephant Scientist, Caitlin O'Connell and Timothy Rodwell, give readers a heartwarming insider's look into a day in the life of a zoo curator and the meaningful bonds that she forms with her menagerie."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0544277392 (hbk)
9780544277397 (hbk)

LCCN:

2015024535

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

TGPD826 -- LeClaire Community Library (Le Claire)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

WAPD715 -- Sheldon Public Library (Sheldon)

ESPD725 -- Sibley Public Library (Sibley)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)