The Great Zoo of China

The Great Zoo of China
Author: Matthew Reilly
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2015-08-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1476749574

"The all-new thriller from #1 internationally bestselling author Matthew Reilly! It is a secret the Chinese government has been keeping for forty years. They have found a species of animal no one believed even existed. It will amaze the world. Now the Chinese are ready to unveil their astonishing discovery within the greatest zoo ever constructed. A small group of VIPs and journalists has been brought to the zoo deep within China to see its fabulous creatures for the first time. Among them is Dr. Cassandra Jane "CJ" Cameron, a writer for National Geographic and an expert on reptiles. The visitors are assured by their Chinese hosts that they will be struck with wonder at these beasts, that they are perfectly safe, and that nothing can go wrong. Of course it can't... GET READY FOR ACTION ON A GIGANTIC SCALE"--

Baby Touch and Feel Zoo's Who?

Baby Touch and Feel Zoo's Who?
Author: Roger Priddy
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2005-02
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780312494315

Your baby will love the wild animals in this touch-and-feel

Apellido Y Otros Poemas

Apellido Y Otros Poemas
Author: Nicolás Guillén
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-04
Genre: Cuban poetry
ISBN: 9781902294155

Poetry. Bilingual Edition. Translated from the Spanish by Roberto Marquez. In this collection, Guillen's vision of life as a widespread and diverse menagerie remains as potent today as when it was first published. Guillen's poetry draws on chilling realities and the absurd to fashion a zoo of natural and humanmade wonders alongside a wealth of social and political issues.

The Ark in the Park

The Ark in the Park
Author: Mark Rosenthal
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780252071386

The history of one of the oldest zoos in the US, filled with pictures and wonderful stories about the people and animals who made Lincoln Park Zoo. The evolution of zoos in America is also covered.

Life at the Zoo

Life at the Zoo
Author: Phillip T. Robinson
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2007
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0231132492

Based on 15 years of work at the world-famous San Diego Zoo, this charming book is an eminent zoo veterinarians personal account of the challenges, hazards, and rewards of running a modern zoo.

The Midnight Zoo

The Midnight Zoo
Author: Sonya Hartnett
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2011-09-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763656321

Master storyteller Sonya Hartnett crafts a magical and moving fable about war and redemption . . . and what it means to be free. When the Germans attack their Romany encampment during World War II, Andrej and his younger brother, Tomas, flee through a ravaged countryside under cover of darkness, guarding a secret bundle. Their journey leads to a bombed-out town, where the boys discover a hidden wonder: a zoo filled with creatures in need of hope. Like Andrej and Tomas, the animals--wolf and eagle, monkey and bear, lioness and seal, kangaroo and llama-- have stories to share and a mission to reclaim their lives.

The Secret Runners of New York

The Secret Runners of New York
Author: Matthew Reilly
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2019-03-26
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1471407969

Gossip Girl meets Mad Max in this breakneck thriller from an international bestselling author where the line between rich and poor is the line between life and death. 'The windows on all the skyscrapers are smashed . . . No power, no lights, no people . . .' When Skye Rodgers and her twin brother Red move to Manhattan, rumours of a coming global apocalypse are building. But this doesn't stop the young elite from partying without a care. Then Skye joins an exclusive gang known as the Secret Runners of New Yok. But this is no ordinary clique. They have access to an underground portal that can transport them into the future. And what Skye discovers there is horrifying . . . What would you do to survive?

Zoo City

Zoo City
Author: Lauren Beukes
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2016-08-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316267937

A new edition of Lauren Beukes's Arthur C Clarke Award-winning novel set in a world where murderers and other criminals acquire magical animals that are mystically bonded to them. Zinzi has a Sloth on her back, a dirty 419 scam habit, and a talent for finding lost things. When a little old lady turns up dead and the cops confiscate her last paycheck, Zinzi's forced to take on her least favorite kind of job -- missing persons. Being hired by reclusive music producer Odi Huron to find a teenybop pop star should be her ticket out of Zoo City, the festering slum where the criminal underclass and their animal companions live in the shadow of hell's undertow. Instead, it catapults Zinzi deeper into the maw of a city twisted by crime and magic, where she'll be forced to confront the dark secrets of former lives -- including her own.

Jack West Jr and the Chinese Splashdown

Jack West Jr and the Chinese Splashdown
Author: Matthew Reilly
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Aus.
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2020-06-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1760982725

A special prequel to The Two Lost Mountains from Australia's favourite novelist and the author of both the Jack West Jr and Scarecrow series. When a satellite hunter intercepts a top-secret transmission from the Moon, his old friend Jack West Jr is his only hope... The Two Lost Mountains is out now.

Simple First Sounds Noisy Zoo

Simple First Sounds Noisy Zoo
Author: Roger Priddy
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 13
Release: 2010-08-17
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0312509235

What sound does this animal make? Children will have fun pressing the buttons in this noisy book and finding out! The book introduces first facts about some of the animals that children can see at the zoo, and there are four animal noises to listen to and learn.