Poo in the Zoo: 1

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Readers are introduced to a variety of animals, and on the inside pages there's different types of poo in jars (various shapes and sizes) which is interesting to see and teaches readers animals are not all the same. Prestigious poo collector, Hector Gloop, is keen to add it to his extensive collection of panda poop, dinosaur doo-doo and dragon dung. Steve has been illustrating children’s books for almost 30 years and writing his own stories for slightly less. Please note: If using a version of this booklet that contains a pre-written story, both the long 'oo' and short 'oo' are covered. Steve Smallman has taken up writing his own stories after illustrating children's books for over 30 years.

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When a mischievous iguana escapes into the café, he eats everything in sight, including eleven lime lollies and some sparkly fireflies. Enjoy some of our recommended books for younger children about animals, from classics like Dick King-Smith's Sheep Pigto modern favourites like Ed Vere's Mr. The twist at the end was unexpected and made me smile (although I did wonder how long it would be before the solution to cleaning all the poo would go wrong).On the minus side, inconsistent rhyming makes this book lack rhythm and it hard to read for story time. A few years ago I was main illustrator for Longman's 'Story Street' reading scheme, illustrating 79 titles and writing 5.

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I've got 4 great children and although they're all adults now, my memories of them growing up inspire and inform my writing. It has lots of rhythm and rhyme, perfect for children who are practising their phonics sounds as the repetition allows for them to be exposed to the same phoneme repeatedly.

Zoo keeper Bob McGrew loves his animals, but his least favourite job is scooping up their poo, which comes in all shapes and sizes.

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Assuming it came from outer space, Bob puts the dazzling specimen on display and visitors flock to see it. I was most fascinated by the end papers, which are illustrations of various kinds of poo in fancy jars, all labeled.I liked how the zoo keeper, who I expected would be older looks rather young, making it easier for the readership the book is aimed at to pretend they are taking care of the zoo.