Going to the Zoo
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Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Author: Tom Paxton
Binding: Hardcover
Publication Date: 1996-04-26
Publisher: HarperCollins
Label: HarperCollins
Number Of Pages: 40
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Editorial Review
Daddy's taking us to the
zoo tomorrow,
zoo tomorrow, zoo tomorrow.
Daddy's taking us to the
zoo tomorrow.
We can stay all day.
Now you can go along too, as Tom Paxton's classic song comes to life in this boisterous picture book. Rhythmic verse leads you through a wild kingdom where animals burst from every page. Monkeys are scritch, scritch, scratchin', and kangaroos are hop, hop, hoppin', making every moment an adventure.
Karen Lee Schmidt's lively, irresistible illustrations show the animals up to all sorts of mischief. And with the easily played melodies included, this musical menagerie is every bit as fun as a trip to the zoo. Youngsters will want to "stay all day" -- and come back again and again!
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Customer Reviews
It all depends on the type of person you are... 
2005-04-04
You will like this book more if you are comfortable singing to kids from books. And normally I am, but I read this one to my son in front of my inlaws and I just didn't have it in me to sing the words. It could be considered a very catchy book, with all the repetition, from page to page and line to line, or it could seem like a really long way to have to get through a book about visiting the zoo. I think it could also change for you depending on the mood you were in on that day. The best part was the idea that the dad took the kids to the zoo and the mom got to stay home and have some "me" time!
Read it again, Mommy, please? 
2004-09-09
Our two year old cried when we had to return this to a library. Such passion is normally limited to books about big machines... What a find! A great song with detailed, happy illustrations and plenty of opportunities for sound effects to keep our little guy fascinated. "Again, again! Read it again, Mommy!"
You'll be singing it all day! 2002-11-15
I work at a daycare and we have 15 kids between 18 months and 3 years. This is by far their favorite book! The song is extremely catchy and the pictures that go along with it are fun and simple enough the even the littles ones can recognize the animals. Since they know all the words they don't mind missing some of the song to roar at the pictures of the bear and lion, or scritch, scritch, scratch like the monkeys! Highly recommended.
GOING TO THE ZOO 1999-11-30
This is a wonderful book! Full of bright colors,silly pictures, and catchy rhythms. This is my 2 year old's favorite book. We have to read it at least 3 times a day. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves to read to their children. See you at the "Zoo, zoo, zoo".
Great For Reading, Great For Singing! 2007-05-12
I lov this book and use it every year at story hours for kids ages 2 and up and we have a great time singing and acting out the book. I even sing it with the one year olds--we just act out the animals as we sing the song!
My favorite memories of this book/song are of my then 2 year old daughter singing "Zoo,zoo, zoo!" in the back of the car whenever she wanted us to sing this together!
If you don't know the tune for this, you can find it on the Peter,Paul and Mary album "Peter Paul and Mommy". In fact, if you look it up here at Amazon you can hear a clip of the song. Sadly, the Tom Paxton recording is out of print.
And don't worry about your voice quality--kids just love it when you sing with them!
Recommendations 2007-04-23
My two year old loves this book. I was hoping to find some other books for my daughter by checking reviews from other readers, but no one had any- so I thought I would recommend Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (another sing songy favorite that we have memorized) and Eric Carle's book about Papa getting the Moon (exact title escapes me). The Carle book is a necessity if your child likes the moon like ours does.
4 Year Old Loves This 2007-03-30
My 4 year old read this book at her daycare and came home asking for it. It is a great book because it is also a song, very appealing to the 4 year old group and makes it easier for her to remember when she is "reading" the book.
The illustraions are very clever and very cute. A book that parents and children alike can read many times without getting tired.
I highly recommend!
Memorized 2007-03-10
I've got this book/song memorized now after having read it millions of times. My children and preschool students LOVE this book. I do too. Great song and fun illustrations. Must have for your home and school library.
Our whole family loves this book! 2006-09-08
As anyone who regularly reads to children can tell you, some kid's books are downright painful. "Going to the Zoo," like a handful of other delightful finds, almost makes up for all of the bad ones. My two-year old and four-year old love this book. My wife and I love reading (singing) it to them as well. The tune is catchy and easy to sing, even for folks who might normally have trouble with such things. The pictures are beautiful and the story engaing. Best of all, there are plenty of true-to-life touches that make the book feel 'real.' You'll be glad, glad, glad you bought a copy.
