Summer reading
I've been reading some advanced readers copies this week and this week's pile seems to be non-fiction. The first one is called Fur, Fins, and Feathers by Cassandre Maxwell. It's a picture book biography about Abraham Bartlett who is considered the founder of the modern zoo. As a small boy, he had the opportunity to interact with big animals that were on display and fell in love with them. He taught himself about the care and needs of animals by reading and observation. When he was appointed the director of the London Zoo, he was able to put his ideas into practice, creating more humane spaces and more successful feeding strategies. The pictures are bright and engaging and I think kids are really going to like this one. It would be good paired up with "Mother to Tigers" by George Ella Lyon, which was about Helen Martini, the founder of the Bronx Zoo nursery. The second one is called "Book: My Autobiography" by John Agard. It's a non f...