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If I Ran the Zoo

If I Ran the Zoo

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  • Author：Dr. Seuss
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Summary

Animals abound in Dr。 Seuss’s Caldecott Honor–winning picture book If I Ran the Zoo。 Gerald McGrew imagines the myriad of animals he’d have in his very own zoo， and the adventures he’ll have to go on in order to gather them all。 Featuring everything from a lion with ten feet to a Fizza-ma-Wizza-ma-Dill， this is a classic Seussian crowd-pleaser。 In fact， one of Gerald’s creatures has even become a part of the language: the Nerd！

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Reviews

P。W。 ，

The caricatures in this one are pretty harsh by Suessian standards。 Not his best work by any stretch。

Jillian Anderson ，

A great book to inspire kids to dream about what the world would be like if they were in charge。

Tara Tetzlaff ，

The story is fun and imaginative。 I read it for an “all ages storytime” and afterwards it inspired great creativity as participants imagined the creatures they would have in their own zoos。 I had to give it only 2 stars， however， as some of the drawings and stereotypes of various racial/ethnic groups is quite offensive （notably those of people of Asian or African descent）。 For this reason I’m not sure I could recommend the book。 I think any reading of the book would need to include a conversatio The story is fun and imaginative。 I read it for an “all ages storytime” and afterwards it inspired great creativity as participants imagined the creatures they would have in their own zoos。 I had to give it only 2 stars， however， as some of the drawings and stereotypes of various racial/ethnic groups is quite offensive （notably those of people of Asian or African descent）。 For this reason I’m not sure I could recommend the book。 I think any reading of the book would need to include a conversation about the hurtful （and racist） illustrations 。。。more

Molly ，

Grade: 3rd or 4th gradeGenre: PoetryReview: I really enjoyed this book as an adult but would be tricker to read to kids or having the kids read on their own because all of the different & made up words。 But still a good book！

Anna Sangrey Russell ，

I had hoped that this picture book would be amazing。 It is Dr。 Seuss。 It is amazing。 However， it was a stretch for use in a classroom for 24 4-year-olds。 Too many words。 A helpful book for letter Z focus and zoo focus， but perhaps better for one-on-one or an older crowd。

Alicia Evans ，

For: nonsense fans; readers looking for a silly book with lots of animals。Possible red flags: animal kidnapping to put them in the zoo; racist depictions that have NOT aged well。

Julie Stafford ，

Dr。 Seuss invented the word nerd writing this book。

alaina ，

had to read for my college lit class。

Joshua ，

Dr。 Seuss is an author I somehow appreciate far more as an adult than I ever did in my youth。 His turn of phrase is fluid and lyrical， while seeming effortless， than even a dolt like me who struggles appreciating poetry can enjoy it。 While his art is stylistic and delightful， his syntax is so sublime that I could read it sans illustration and it would still be as good。 The art in this book， however， is especially enjoyable， though some of his cultural depictions are dated and not particularly se Dr。 Seuss is an author I somehow appreciate far more as an adult than I ever did in my youth。 His turn of phrase is fluid and lyrical， while seeming effortless， than even a dolt like me who struggles appreciating poetry can enjoy it。 While his art is stylistic and delightful， his syntax is so sublime that I could read it sans illustration and it would still be as good。 The art in this book， however， is especially enjoyable， though some of his cultural depictions are dated and not particularly sensitive to modern sensibilities。 。。。more

Becky ，

My kids are going through their Seuss phase which is fun because I never read them as a child。 This one was too wordy for my 4 year old though who lost interest quick。。。also I hope there's an updated version out there that omits the comments about slanted eyes and catching 'exotic' peoples and placing them in the zoo too。 I may have skimmed a couple parts， yeesh My kids are going through their Seuss phase which is fun because I never read them as a child。 This one was too wordy for my 4 year old though who lost interest quick。。。also I hope there's an updated version out there that omits the comments about slanted eyes and catching 'exotic' peoples and placing them in the zoo too。 I may have skimmed a couple parts， yeesh 。。。more

Reader Wasp ，

Loved it

Jennifer Fann-Tucker ，

Favorite

Magystic Reen ，

برای امیرعباس و میشه گفت فرار کرد。

Aeril Manuel ，

I think if I read this often， my tongue will crush every tongue twisters （I think I know what books to read for my future babies）。

Laura ，

Besides the obvious racist depictions of Asians and Africans， the whole premise of this book is wrong and outdated。 No zoos or anyone else should be "capturing" any free animals。 I love Dr。 Seuss， but this is one I won't be reading to my daughter until she's old enough to understand why it's so wrong。 Besides the obvious racist depictions of Asians and Africans， the whole premise of this book is wrong and outdated。 No zoos or anyone else should be "capturing" any free animals。 I love Dr。 Seuss， but this is one I won't be reading to my daughter until she's old enough to understand why it's so wrong。 。。。more

Y。 ，

This book contains the usual Dr。 Seuss signature marks: some good rhymes， but many utilizing weird names that don't really mean anything at all， a wild-running stream of images and ideas， and a sadistic and critical perspective。 Having this perspective in the zoo is not very pleasing; Zoos already have many amazing creatures， but it's the way zoos are operated that I don't like。 Either way， this was too destructive for a kid's book。 Plus， there was a lot of repetition， and unremarkable creations This book contains the usual Dr。 Seuss signature marks: some good rhymes， but many utilizing weird names that don't really mean anything at all， a wild-running stream of images and ideas， and a sadistic and critical perspective。 Having this perspective in the zoo is not very pleasing; Zoos already have many amazing creatures， but it's the way zoos are operated that I don't like。 Either way， this was too destructive for a kid's book。 Plus， there was a lot of repetition， and unremarkable creations， too。 。。。more

Laurie ，

OMG。 I can't believe this book has not been banned- or at least rewritten。 Super racist。 "Yikes！" OMG。 I can't believe this book has not been banned- or at least rewritten。 Super racist。 "Yikes！" 。。。more

Melissa ，

I believe this one the Caldecott， but its not my favorite Suess。 I think the writing is a little clunkier than usual。 It doesn't seem to keep my toddler's attention like some others （The Tooth book， Wocket in my pocket， Green Eggs and ham） I believe this one the Caldecott， but its not my favorite Suess。 I think the writing is a little clunkier than usual。 It doesn't seem to keep my toddler's attention like some others （The Tooth book， Wocket in my pocket， Green Eggs and ham） 。。。more

Sarah Choate ，

A weirdly long Dr。 Seuss book

Amy "the book-bat" ，

Now this is a zoo I would love to visit

Denise Schlachtaub ，

I'm torn about the rating on this one， because I don't like the idea of hunting and capturing animals to put in a zoo， but the value of this book lies more in its wild rhyming and dreaming， imagination extraordinaire。 Teaching kids to dream BIG is so important， and with that， this story does a great job。 I'm torn about the rating on this one， because I don't like the idea of hunting and capturing animals to put in a zoo， but the value of this book lies more in its wild rhyming and dreaming， imagination extraordinaire。 Teaching kids to dream BIG is so important， and with that， this story does a great job。 。。。more

Sophie Crane ，

Brilliant Dr。 Seuss with some of the best tongue twisting names for animals and areas of the world you could ever hope to find。 A firm favorite in our story book collection - I enjoy reading it to the children as much as they like listening to it。

Paul Terpstra ，

Great book。 Gerald McGrew would make a few simple adjustments to his zoo， would you？

Huda Akwyed ，

Amazing story it has imagination and fascinating characters

Kalee R。 Schwarting ，

Pick another Dr。 Seuss book， this one is racist。 It includes offensive caricatures of different racial groups and the phrase "who wear their eyes at a slant" to describe asian people。 The caricatures of "Africans" are particularly horrendous。My husband was reading it to my son and had to stop cold。 It was written and illustrated in the 50s and it shows。NOPE。 I recommend There's a Wocket in My Pocket！ if you like zany creatures。 Pick another Dr。 Seuss book， this one is racist。 It includes offensive caricatures of different racial groups and the phrase "who wear their eyes at a slant" to describe asian people。 The caricatures of "Africans" are particularly horrendous。My husband was reading it to my son and had to stop cold。 It was written and illustrated in the 50s and it shows。NOPE。 I recommend There's a Wocket in My Pocket！ if you like zany creatures。 。。。more

Ayrriana ，

Summary: The setting of this book is young Gerald McGrew thinking he can have a better zoo than the one he's at。 The characters in this book are Gerald McGrew， the unnamed staff， and the zoo animals。 The main character Gerald McGrew wants his dream of running the most outrageous zoo to come true。 He would let all the zoo animals go and get more unusual kind of animals。 He'll get all these animals that are mixed with another type of animal。Rating: 5Explanation: A guy has a dream that cam true， bu Summary: The setting of this book is young Gerald McGrew thinking he can have a better zoo than the one he's at。 The characters in this book are Gerald McGrew， the unnamed staff， and the zoo animals。 The main character Gerald McGrew wants his dream of running the most outrageous zoo to come true。 He would let all the zoo animals go and get more unusual kind of animals。 He'll get all these animals that are mixed with another type of animal。Rating: 5Explanation: A guy has a dream that cam true， but turns out his dream coming true wasn't all that good。 He realize that creating mixed animals wasn't the best idea。 The illustration in this book was really good and children will enjoy reading this book。 。。。more

Cassidy ，

This book is about a kid who dreams of having his own zoo。 In his own zoo he dreams of having things like elephant-cats and Zoomba-ma-tants。 The book is super interesting part of the reason I gave it 5 stars is because of all of the art work that was put into it。 It is crazy to think that Dr。 Seuss imagined all of these creatures。 Another thing I enjoyed about the book is that it could teach kids to have a big imagination， since the kid in the book was imagining owning a zoo and imagining animal This book is about a kid who dreams of having his own zoo。 In his own zoo he dreams of having things like elephant-cats and Zoomba-ma-tants。 The book is super interesting part of the reason I gave it 5 stars is because of all of the art work that was put into it。 It is crazy to think that Dr。 Seuss imagined all of these creatures。 Another thing I enjoyed about the book is that it could teach kids to have a big imagination， since the kid in the book was imagining owning a zoo and imagining animals that could never exist。 Another interesting thing is how each page uses minimal colors。 Most of the pages only use two different colors which makes it more fun to look at， but also is not too distracting。 。。。more

Karen ，

Once again one of Dr。 Suess' fanciful romps。 What can you say more than Suess is a master of how to draw intriguing characters and write funny rhymes。Love these books。 Who can resist reading them again and again，。 Once again one of Dr。 Suess' fanciful romps。 What can you say more than Suess is a master of how to draw intriguing characters and write funny rhymes。Love these books。 Who can resist reading them again and again，。 。。。more

Emily B ，

Wasn't expecting the racist portrayal or descriptions in a Seuss book。 Wasn't expecting the racist portrayal or descriptions in a Seuss book。 。。。more

Kayleigh Muligan ，

If I Ran the Zoo is a fun and creative book。 The main character is a young boy named McGrew。 He has a few ideas and changes that he would make to a zoo if he ran it。 We use our imaginations to go on his adventure of finding odd and unique animals that no one has ever seen。 The animals that are introduced in this story are made up and have crazy names。 This book encourages you to use your imagination to think about what McGrew's zoo would actually look like。 Dr。 Seuss is known for his creative rh If I Ran the Zoo is a fun and creative book。 The main character is a young boy named McGrew。 He has a few ideas and changes that he would make to a zoo if he ran it。 We use our imaginations to go on his adventure of finding odd and unique animals that no one has ever seen。 The animals that are introduced in this story are made up and have crazy names。 This book encourages you to use your imagination to think about what McGrew's zoo would actually look like。 Dr。 Seuss is known for his creative rhythming。 He even makes up words throughout the story that would make children have to think what he is talking about。 This is another creative elements because it encourages children to think outside of the box and explore their own creative ideas。 I gave this book a 4 star rating。 I think children would absolutely love this book。 The illustrations would really stick out to them because they are so creative and unique。 However， some of the words can be very tricky so I think this book could possibly be a challenge。 Children can even think about a time when they went to the zoo and imagine certain animals the way that they are portrayed in the story。 I love how this book is all about imagination and can help to spark new ideas。 。。。more

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