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Reach for "On Beyond Zebra" instead, which has the same type of fanciful imaginings but minus the offensive renderings of "Africans" and "Asians".
This book will be perfect for my Grandson's 5th birthday. He loves Dr. Seuss.
What can I say. This is by Dr. Seuss, the best children's book author of all time. 'Nuff said.
Gerald is a young employee who works at the zoo. Gerald's answer is to open each cage, unlock every pen, let the animals go, and start over again. Although he's pretty satisfied with the zoo, he dreams of what he would do if he ran the place. I think most of us have asked this question at least once. Works for me.I love how Gerald lets his imagination run, soaring to ever-expanding heights of outrageous one-upmanship. Ultimately, he comes back down to earth, landing exactly where he began, in his own "pen" at the zoo.I often look around me and wonder what I would do, if I ran the zoo.
This was a library book we brought home, and we did read through it twice. But it just wasn't our favorite. For one thing, I had to keep substituting "Amazing" for "Gol-darnedest" in the text -- the text's exclamations of wonder were. a little too close to blasphemy for this Mommy.Also, it ran a little long.But it is fun to read it out loud, and the faster the better.
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