Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos (Daisy Fiction)

Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos (Daisy Fiction)

by Garry Parsons (Illustrator), Garry Parsons (Illustrator), Garry Parsons (Illustrator), Nick Sharratt (Illustrator), Kes Gray (Author)

Synopsis

It's Daisy's birthday and she's having a special birthday treat! Mum has invited her best friends, Gabby and Dylan, on a trip to the zoo - and, best of all, Mum has arranged for Daisy to go into the actual penguin cage with the actual zoo keeper and FEED actual penguins! REAL ACTUAL PENGUINS! With actual beaks and everything!! Trouble is, Daisy doesn't just feed the penguins, she 'adopts' one to take home and everything ...

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Publisher: Red Fox
Published: 01 May 2008

ISBN 10: 1862304939
ISBN 13: 9781862304932
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years
Book Overview: Daisy's in trouble again! Cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction
Prizes: Winner of Red House Children's Book Awards: Books for Younger Readers 2009.

Media Reviews
A good read for emergent readers, with an amusing twist to the story that will draw them along as they become involved with Daisy, her mum and her friends * The School Librarian *
Gray manages convincingly to get inside the seven-year-old mind to create a laugh-aloud read for newly independent readers * Irish Independent *
This is an amusing, easy-to-read story book for young readers. it is sure to become a firm favourite with old and new fans of Daisy -- Louise Ellis-Barrett * writeaway.org.uk *
This is a laugh out loud story with hilarious illustrations * Families Magazine *
WHAM gives Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos five out of five for laugh-out-loud-ability! * CITV.co.uk *
Author Bio
Kes Gray was noted by The Independent as one of the top ten children's authors in the UK in 2003. He is the author of the award-winning Eat Your Peas and several more titles in the acclaimed Daisy series, as well as Our Twitchy and Billy's Bucket, winner of the Red House Children's Book Award for Younger Readers. He also works as the Creative Director for an advertising agency.