The brillant
and charming little book Zoo Let Out Night begins...
If
you were an animal in the zoo,
And watched by people all day,
I bet you'd want to visit them too,
And see where they work and play.
About
the Author
Edith Downes Saur
"co-invented" Zoo Let Out Night when she
overheard her daughter Emmy imagining the story aloud, to the
enchantment of Emmy's two-year-old sister. Edith simply wrote
it down, and over the years it became the favorite bedtime story
of her beloved audience of six children and seventeen grandchildren.
Edith has made an
entertaining hobby of creating original poems and stories. This
is always a delight to spellbound family members. Boma, as she
is known among her grandchildren, thought that it was about
time to share her nocturnally liberated animals with a wider
audience. Her grandchildren think it's pretty cool that she
is now a published author.
About
the Illustrator
Liza Behles is originally
from Winnetka, Illinois, just outside Chicago. She is currently
a senior at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Liza is
majoring in fine arts, with a concentration in printmaking.
This is Liza's first
book illustration, but she is looking forward to illustrating
more books.
Foreword
Zoo Let Out Night,
by Edith Downes Saur and illustrated by Liza Behles, is absolutely
brilliant. Kids of all ages will have barrels of fun as they
travel through the Zoo and see their favorite animals in "zooperistic"
fashion.
The "anthropomorphic"
behaviors exhibited by each and every animal stimulates every
kid's imagination. Young and old alike will have a great time
making these zoo creatures come to life.
Zoo Let Out
Night is a must for every family!
Gerald Brady
Zoo Director, Potter Park Zoo
Gerald
Brady is Zoo Director and Conservation for the Potter Park
Zoo. He has been a Professional Fellow in the American
Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) for twenty-five years.
He is Species Survival Plan Coordinator for the Sumatran
Tiger for North America and is the International Coordinator
for the importation of Sumatran Tigers in Indonesia. He
is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University
in the Department of Zoology.