The Utter Zoo

The Utter Zoo
Author: Edward Gorey
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 9780764955082

Twenty-six curious creatures—from the fastidious Ampoo to the world's one and only Zote—fill the pages of The Utter Zoo, an alphabet from the untamed imagination of Edward Gorey. The Boggerslosh, the Crunk, and the Dawbis; the Ippagoggy, the Jelbislup, and the Kwongdzu; the Scrug, the Twibbit, and the Ulp—each strange and wonderful zoomate displays its own primary characteristic, described in Gorey's inimitable, droll, rhyming couplets.A writer and artist with an instantly recognizable style, Gorey (American, 1925–2000) created over one hundred works and was also a playwright, an award-winning set and costume designer, and the creator of the animated introduction to the PBS series Mystery! First published in 1967, The Utter Zoo is a favorite of Gorey fans, young and old alike—no matter how well they know their ABCs.

Zoo Station

Zoo Station
Author: Christiane F.
Publisher: Zest Books ™
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2019-08-01
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1541582187

This incredible autobiography of Christiane F. provides a vivid portrait of teen friendship, drug abuse, and alienation in and around Berlin's notorious Zoo Station. Christiane's rapid descent into heroin abuse and prostitution is shocking, but the boredom, longing for acceptance, thrilling risks, and even her musical obsessions are familiar to everyone. Previously published in Germany and the US to critical acclaim, Zest's new translation includes original photographs of Christiane and her friends.

Amphigorey Also

Amphigorey Also
Author: Edward Gorey
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1993
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780156056724

Drawings (including thirty-two pages in color), captions, and verse showcasing Gorey's unique talents and humor. "The Glorious Nosebleed," "The Utter Zoo," "The Epiplectic Bicycle," and fourteen other selections.

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.

The World of Edward Gorey

The World of Edward Gorey
Author: Clifford Ross
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002-10-29
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780810990838

A look at the artist and his work, including his illustrations for T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and the animated credits for the Mystery! series on public television.

The Zoo Part 1

The Zoo Part 1
Author: J. B. K. Simon
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2016-05-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781517105709

Preston Thompson returns to the United States Air Force Academy after thirty years. Plagued by dreams of marching parades in his underwear and other lingering aftereffects, he stands on the Chapel wall in the early morning fog and watches a solitary detail of cadets raise the flag. The Academy, also called "The Blue Zoo," is a personal minefield for Thompson, who must face past mistakes and make peace with himself as he relives his cadet experiences.

The Rome Zoo

The Rome Zoo
Author: Pascal Janovjak
Publisher: Black Inc.
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2021-08-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1743821859

Rome, too, wants the sound of roaring as evening falls ... The Rome Zoo: a place born of fantasy and driven by a nation’s aspirations. It has witnessed – and reflected in its tarnished mirror – the great follies of the twentieth century. Now, in an ongoing battle that has seen it survive world wars and epidemics, the zoo must once again reinvent itself, and assert its relevance in the Eternal City. Caught up in these machinations is a cast of characters worthy of this baroque backdrop: a man desperate to find meaning in his own life, a woman tasked with halting the zoo’s decline and a rare animal, the last of its species, who bewitches the world. Drifting between past and present, The Rome Zoo weaves together these and many other stories, forming a colourful and evocative tapestry of life at this strange place. It is both a love story and a poignant juxtaposition of the human need to classify, to subdue, with the untameable nature of our dramas and anxieties. Spellbinding and disturbing, precise and dreamy, this award-winning novel, translated by Stephanie Smee, is unlike any other. Winner of the Swiss Literature Award, the Prix Michel-Dentan and the Prix du public de la RTS “Like all truly great literary allegories, The Rome Zoo is both innocent and wise, filled equally with tenderness and darkness. A gorgeous, dream-like fable of Italy's past and present.” —Ceridwen Dovey

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 Utter Zoo

The Utter Zoo
Author: Edward Gorey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1967
Genre: Alphabet rhymes
ISBN:

A collection of plates featuring fantastical creatures, each accompanied by a witty Gorey couplet.

The Zoo is Closed Today!

The Zoo is Closed Today!
Author: Evelyn L. Beilenson
Publisher: Peter Pauper Press Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781441315267

" It was a warm sunny day with not much to do. So Sue and John walked to the Kalamazoo. But when John and Sue arrive at the zoo, they are in for a big surprise! What is wrong with all of the animals? From Edward the elephant to Marcel the monkey, the animals have tummy aches and toothaches, runny noses and sore throats. Pete the zookeeper can barely keep up with taking care of them and has to close the zoo. And the next day, John and Sue are in for an even bigger surprise! This charming tale, illustrated with humor and warmth, demonstrates the value of sweet friendship. Reviews: SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL "K-Gr 2-Following in the footsteps of many other successful 'something's wrong at the zoo' stories, this rhyming version comically describes the ailments of the animals that Sue and John find when they walk to 'Kalama Zoo.' Their friend Pete the zookeeper explains that the zoo is closed because Edward the elephant has a cold in his nose, Freddy the fox has a sunburn, Marcel the monkey's tail is in a sling, and Carlos the camel has hives on his humps. The kids return home disappointed and concerned but are gleeful to receive a letter the very next day telling them that the animals are feeling better. When the two come down with the sniffles themselves, the animals make a get-well road trip to their house. Kennedy's colorful cartoons perfectly complement Beilenson's easy read-aloud verse. Pair it with E.S. Redmond's Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo (Candlewick, 2009) and Philip C. Stead's A Sick Day for Amos McGee (Roaring Brook, 2010) for an ailing animal storytime or book display." -Jenna Boles, Green County Public Library, Beavercreek, OH MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW "A delightful, expressively illustrated humorous narrative verse story about children, friendship, and animals having a sick day at the zoo. . . . [an] imaginative animal tale that teaches children the value of friends who truly care about you, even when you are sick. It is ideal for audiences ages 5 and up." Click here to download a free Common Core Aligned Teaching Guide for The Zoo is Closed Today! "