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A Junior Library Guild Selection The lively writing style will capture and hold reader attention throughout while the information presentation surprises and delights... Worms for Breakfast would be useful to share with a young person before or after a zoo visit, or to help kids think about the close and constant relationships we share with animals on a daily basis. Highly recommended. Canadian Review of Materials Animal lovers, especially the reluctant readers among them, will delight in the browsable approach and the window into zookeeping. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books With fascinating facts and a lively design, this is a surprisingly nourishing treat. Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW While the tone is light and Boake's photo-collage illustrations zany, Becker doesn't avoid the tough stuff: though conservation and species protection are important jobs zoos do, animals kept there aren't always happy. Still, this inside look at zoo work is fascinating, and the gross-out appeal of the recipes is undeniable. Kiddos desperate to learn more about the zoo will scarf this down. Booklist Great for libraries in need of fun, browsable animal books. School Library Journal Written in a conversational, engaging way. It is appealing even for my picky readers. US National Science Teachers Association

A Junior Library Guild Selection With fascinating facts and a lively design, this is a surprisingly nourishing treat. Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW

A Junior Library Guild Selection -Fascinating and entertaining...disarmingly fun...a perfect book to read with a class before a trip to a local zoo, aquarium or animal sanctuary.---Canadian Children's Book News -Unique...a great book for students fascinated with nonfiction and those who are reluctant readers. Recommended.---School Library Connection -This book is a ticket to a different sort of zoo tour.---Ithaca Child -Animal lovers and aspiring vets or nutritionists will have plenty to feast on with this fun and informative book.---Quill & Quire -Boake's off-kilter photo-collages suit the mix of silliness and science...should provoke giggles.---Publishers Weekly -The lively writing style will capture and hold reader attention throughout while the information presentation surprises and delights... Worms for Breakfast would be useful to share with a young person before or after a zoo visit, or to help kids think about the close and constant relationships we share with animals on a daily basis. Highly recommended.---Canadian Review of Materials -Animal lovers, especially the reluctant readers among them, will delight in the browsable approach and the window into zookeeping.---The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books -With fascinating facts and a lively design, this is a surprisingly nourishing treat.---Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW -While the tone is light and Boake's photo-collage illustrations zany, Becker doesn't avoid the tough stuff: though conservation and species protection are important jobs zoos do, animals kept there aren't always happy. Still, this inside look at zoo work is fascinating, and the gross-out appeal of the recipes is undeniable. Kiddos desperate to learn more about the zoo will scarf this down.---Booklist -Great for libraries in need of fun, browsable animal books.---School Library Journal -Written in a conversational, engaging way. It is appealing even for my picky readers.---US National Science Teachers Association

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Helaine Becker is an award-winning writer of children's books with over 60 picture books, nonfiction, and novels to her name, including the best-selling A Porcupine in a Pine Tree. She also writes for children's magazines and television. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. Kathy Boake is an illustrator and fine artist whose work has appeared in magazines including InStyle, Seventeen, Toronto Life, Outside, Chirp, chickaDEE, and OWL. She has been honored by the Art Directors Club of Canada, the Soeicety of Graphic Designers of Canada, and the Western and National Magazine Awards Foundations, and has illustrated several books. She lives in White Rock, British Columbia.

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