Feeding Time at the Zoo (Step into Reading) by Sherry Shahan

by Sherry Shahan

What's for dinner at the local zoo? Find out in this buffet of fun food facts. This photo essay takes kids behind the scenes at a community zoo to see what and how their favorite animals eat. Colorful photographs and interesting tidbits will leave even the most finicky readers asking for more!

Genres: Animals, Nonfiction, Childrens, Picture Books

Paperback

First published January 11, 2000

About the author

Sherry Shahan is a photographer and an author. She enjoys watching, photographing, and writing about the otters that play in the sea near her home in California. Sherry also wrote and photographed The Changing Caterpillar for Richard C. Owen Publishers.

Reviews

[McKendra Fisher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for preK to 1st grade. Short sentences and basic vocabulary. Really neat pictures!

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super cute!

[Laurie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Old but Peter liked it. "What elephant eat?"

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Feeding Time at the Zoo is a level 2 science reader from Random House's Step into Reading series. Using behind-the-scenes photographs and simple declarative sentences, it teaches young readers about preparing and serving food for various zoo animals.

Though the subject matter is very basic, the writing in this book makes it as engaging as possible for its audience. The text points out surprising facts with great enthusiasm, and occasionally poses questions to the readers, involving them directly in the information being presented. The final page of the book is a bit of a joke, which is somewhat cheesy, but will be well-received by the target age group (preschool to grade 1).

Kids are naturally curious about the inner workings of the places they visit, and this book will answer many of their questions. This text would be a good one to share just before or after a field trip or family visit to the zoo. It would also make a good addition to a zoo-themed story time, especially for a Pre-K class.

[Kate McGinty aka Caryn Caldwell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Using large font and simple text, this book shows real photographs of zoo animals eating their chosen meals. This would make a good addition to a collection of leveled readers, with its high-interest topic and nonfiction slant. While I'm not sure I've ever seen kids eating ice pops at the zoo -- as the last page of Feeding Time suggests -- the other food seems realistic.

[Lezlie Stegall · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love books about animals.

[Heather Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

megan spring reading 2016, children's book, leveled reader, easy reader, level three, animals, food, zoo, prek, kindergarten, first grade

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think beginning readers will enjoy this book. Most kids love animals. Reading about animals in the zoo will interest them. I thought the ending was cute, but a bit abrupt. I would recommend this one for the library.

[Gina · Rating 2 out of 5]

The content was okay, but it felt kind of cheap and perfunctory, like let's go take some pictures and string them together, but without really putting it together and making it art. Still interesting to see that the crocodile gets his food shoved to him on a broom. And maybe a parallel - okay kid, here's your next round of sight words.

[Sue · Rating 3 out of 5]

It says flamingos are pink because they eat shrimp. ummmm I don't think so. Would they turn green if they eat spinach?