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Loading... Good Night, Gorilla (edition 1996)by Peggy Rathmann
Work InformationGood Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann (Author)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. this sweet story is told through pictures with very few words. It shows a zoo full of animals that have a close connection with their zookeeper. The illustrations are stunning, and the storyline is unforgettable. This book tells the story of a zookeeper who says goodnight to all the animals in the zoo. The gorilla manages to steal the keepers keys though and lets out all the animals. They all follow the zoo keeper back to his house and try to sleep in his room with him and his wife. But his wife notices and brings all the animals back to the zoo. This book would best be suited for kindergarten. It could be used as an example of a real world job such as a zoo keeper, or introduce them to an animal they didn't know the name of. Looking at other reviews... I'm not going to log every instance I read a book to the child, as that way lies diluting my GR books read (so many rereads?), just the first. Anyway, with few words there is plenty of room for interpretation and like any good picture book, tons of things to pull out and expand upon (I was looking at the nightstand clock between when Zookeeper comes home and when his missus finally goes to bed), or the toys and things in the animal pens that are probably similar to what's in your little animal's pen (when age appropriate. H is too young for things in their crib). "Good night, Gorilla," says the zookeeper. But mischievous Gorilla isn't quite ready to go to sleep. He'd rather follow the zookeeper on his rounds and let all of the other animals out of their cages. Little night owls can sneak along with Gorilla and see who gets the last laugh in this riotous goodnight romp. .
I especially like this book because of its humor. This book can be integrated into a lesson about animals (gorillas) or a nighttime. AwardsNotable Lists
An unobservant zookeeper is followed home by all the animals he thinks he has left behind in the zoo. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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