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Starred Review on May 1, 2014 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 2–5—A whirlwind, episodic tour of zoos around the world through the ages. Krull takes readers back 4000 years to zoos in Sumeria and ancient China, India, Greece, and Ethiopia, as well as to the menageries of Kublai Khan, Charlemagne, Pope Leo, and Aztec emperor Moctezuma II straight through to modern times. She briefly describes each zoo or collection in a brief pa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
A broadly sketched timeline (beginning "4,400 years ago" and moving through the centuries) details humans' fascination with exotic animals and con...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
