When the Iraq war began, conservationist Lawrence Anthony could think of only one thing: the fate of the Baghdad Zoo, caught in the crossfire at the heart of the city. Once Anthony entered Iraq, he discovered that hostilities and uncontrolled looting had devastated the zoo and its animals. Working with members of the zoo staff and a few compassionate U.S. soldiers, Anthony defended the zoo, bartered for food on war-torn streets, and scoured bombed...

A brother and sister spend an exciting day at the zoo where they find balloons, baboons, kangaroos, and more. Told entirely through illustrations and single words containing a double "O".

When Samson the lion's son escapes from the zoo and into the wild, Samson must save him and live up to his fierce reputation.

Alex sneaks into the zoo to visit his favorite animal, but when a cat sneaks through the same hole and gets lost he must find her before any of the other animals do.

Simple text and colorful photographs introduce different zoo animals and their babies.

Eleven-year-old Whit's zookeeper parents have rarely allowed him to go outside of the Alabama zoo they run, but he stops seeing it as such a cage when he meets "Bird Girl, for whom the place is a refuge from problems at home.

Little Bear learns that if he becomes sick, Mama Bear will nurse him, and a variety of zoo animals, back to health.

Willy the Gorilla imitates the other animals at the zoo, but despite pretending he remains always a gorilla.