When we went to the zoo

by Jan Ormerod

Book by Ormerod, Jan

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

Hardcover

First published March 1, 1991

About the author

Jan Ormerod grew up in the small towns of Western Australia, with three older sisters, and as a child she drew constantly and compulsively. She went to art school and studied drawing, painting and sculpture. After completing her degree, Jan become an Associate of the Western Australian Institute of Technology and Design in Education, taught in secondary schools on enrichment programmes, and lectured in teacher’s college and art schools. Jan's first picture book, "Sunshine", won the Mother Goose Award in 1982 and was highly commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Her recent titles include "Ben Goes Swimming", "Emily Dances", "Who’s Who on Our Street?", " A Twist in the Tail" and "Ponko and the South Pole".
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Reviews

[Bareera Javaid]

This book written by Jan Ormerod is engaging through the vibrancy due to the variety of colour used. The story line however lacks any adventure or suspense that slightly older children would enjoy, so I would say that it can only really be enjoyed thoroughly by children around the ages of 3 to 5.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovely children's story about lots of animals and what they do.

[Adrianne Rosal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Our kinders always enjoy when Mr. Carl reads to them on Wednesday!!

[Haley Kilgour · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute little book about going to the zoo. Very good for 1 year olds.

[Theresa Bartholomew · Rating 2 out of 5]

The animals at the zoo are nice, but seeing animals in their natural habitat is available to children every day.

This book has some rhyme, but it’s not consistent. One line covers two pages, with a large illustration framed by many smaller illustrations. The inner covers have a map of the zoo. The animals are pictured showing many different behaviors. At the beginning of the book, twenty animals are mentioned but not all of them are mentioned on the visit to the zoo.

The book is good for beginning readers, but not as good for reading aloud or story time.

[Karen · Rating 2 out of 5]

My four-year-old son checked this book out from the library last week.

The illustrations are good, if not spectacular or memorable.

The text is very strange. The book is written in clunky rhyme for part of the book and in very dull prose for the rest. There doesn't seem to be any logic behind the poem/prose. There is no story -- just a boring walk through the zoo. My son could, and has, told better zoo stories.

[Jeannie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations. Truly experience a visit to the zoo through Jan's pictures that say a thousand words and her simple text.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both of my boys love this book. It's full of animals...what's not to love?