We have been to the Wildlife Zoo

by J.P. Pintor

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Pub Date 4 Sep 2020 | Archive Date 12 Nov 2020

Troubador Publishing Ltd. | Matador

Children's Fiction

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Description

'We have been to the Wildlife Zoo', is a day filled with individual written and illustrated portraits of animals and people during a family day out. Delight at the high diving penguins, wombats with pet cats, people eating too many ice creams and hippos bursting at the seams to name just a few. A colourful almost subversive and on occasion mildly ridiculous look at the family day out to the time served institution, we know as 'The Zoo'.

The day is filled from end to end with astute verse that matches the light and colour of the illustrations. During this big 'Family Day Out' a cross section of Zoo favourites and a sprinkling of some of the more unusual animals in our world appear, along with some people of course. The day takes the reader through the Zoo during the morning and into the afternoon. Ultimately finishing at the last enclosure of the day when it is time to go home.

With lavish full colour illustrations on every page, and an easy to read flow, this is certainly a book to delight the reader, the listener and the viewer.

A Note From the Publisher

A much travelled observationalist with a love of wildlife, illustration and gentle humour , J.P. Pintor has lived and worked in Eastern Europe, Africa, Western Europe and Australasia and is now a permanent resident in Spain. Writing and illustrating for the joy of sharing light, colour and laughter with children of all ages.

A much travelled observationalist with a love of wildlife, illustration and gentle humour , J.P. Pintor has lived and worked in Eastern Europe, Africa, Western Europe and Australasia and is now a...

Advance Praise

"A true pleasure to read and view. Really enjoyed the original artworks and look forward to the second book. My daughter is practicing art and I have given it to her for inspiration. Lovely book." - Amazon review

Available Editions

EDITION	Ebook
ISBN	9781800467255
PRICE	US$2.50 (USD)
PAGES	200

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Kirstie J, Reviewer

A lovely book which just about covers every single animal you will find at a wildlife zoo.
Will no doubt make all children laugh with the poo at the beginning!the illustrations were cute too - great little read

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Natalie H, Reviewer

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

We have been to the wildlife zoo is a rhyming picture book for children about a families day out to the wildlife zoo and what they saw.
The second page in this book will give children a good giggle as will a few other pages within the book. Children will delight in seeing so many beautifully illustrated animals within this book.

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Donna M, Reviewer

I read this book with my daughter and she loved guessing and naming the animals.

The book was well written and the story was easy to follow.

The illustrations were lovely and worked really well with the story to bring it to life.

It is 4 stars from me for this one – highly recommended!

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Victoria J, Reviewer

We have been to the Wildlife Zoo is a gorgeous little book that kept my 4 year old son engaged throughout.
We both loved all the illustrations and the rhyming verses - A fantastic read that I would definitely recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher.for my ARC.

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Tessa P, Reviewer

This book was a total hit with my kid, but how could it not be- anything that calls out smelly animal poo is 100% right up his alley. A nice balance of animal facts, humor, and lovely drawings!