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For my lovely wife, Lillian—A. B. For Eloise and Lander—C. E. The baby animals in this book want to help you learn your ABCs! Special thanks to the photographers and institutions that made ABC ZooBorns! possible: Anteater: Hippopotamus: Quail: But that’s not all . . . these cute and cuddly newborn zoo Meghan Murphy/Smithsonian Bert Hulselmans/ZOO Antwerp Twycross Zoo National Zoological Park Impala: Rhinoceros: critters have another very important job. By allowing us to Baboon: Dave Parkinson/Tampa’s Lowry David Mattner/Monarto Zoo Marcus Birkenfeld, taken at Park Zoo observe and study them, they help us learn how to protect Hagenbeck Zoo Sloth: Jaguar: Amelia Beamish/Rosamond Gifford Zoo their wild cousins who live in jungles, deserts, mountains, Cheetah: Emmanuel Keller, taken at Bratislava Meghan Murphy/Smithsonian Zoo Tapir: and oceans around the world. National Zoological Park Chris Humphries, taken at Linton Zoo Koala: Dhole: Dreamworld, Koala Country Ural owl: The more you know about animals, the more you too can Bobby-Jo Clow/Taronga Zoo Photographics James Godwin/ZSL help protect them. So come on in and meet the ZooBorns. Elephant (page 10): Lion: Vicuña: Brendan Johnson/New Mexico Emmanuel Keller, taken at Zurich Zoo George Griffiths, taken at Chester Zoo Then visit your local accredited zoo or aquarium to learn BioPark Society Marmoset: Wombat: Elephant (page 37): Wei-Hang Chua, taken at Alma Park Lorinda Taylor, taken at Taronga Zoo more! Raymond Watt, taken at Zoo Rio Grande Zoo X-ray tetra: Nyala: Brenna Hernandez/Shedd Aquarium Flamingo (page 11): Stephanie Adams/Houston Zoo Paul Boyle, Ph.D. Richard Rokes/Riverbanks Zoo Yak: and Garden Otter: Joachim S. Müller, taken at Senior Vice President for Conservation and Education Sheri Horiszny, taken at Santa Bergtierpark Erlenbach Association of Zoos and Aquariums Flamingo (page 37): Barbara Zoo Ron Brasington/Riverbanks Zoo Zebra: The Association of Zoos and Aquariums sets high standards to make sure all and Garden Panda: Blackpool Zoo Jeroen Jacobs, taken at Chengdu the animals at accredited zoos and aquariums get the very best care. Giraffe: Research Base of Panda Breeding Patrick Bolger, taken at Dublin Zoo BEACH LANE BOOKS * An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division * 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020 * Copyright © 2012 by Zooborns LLC * All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. * BEACH LANE BOOKS is a trade- mark of Simon & Schuster, Inc. * For information about special discounts for bulk purchases, please contact Simon & Schuster Special Sales at 1-866-506- 1949 or [email protected]. * The Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau can bring authors to your live event. For more information or to book an event, contact the Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau at 1-866-248-3049 or visit our website at www.simonspeakers.com. * Book design by Lauren Rille * The text for this book is set in Century Schoolbook. * Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data * Bleiman, Andrew. * ABC zooborns / Andrew Bleiman, Chris Eastland.—1st ed. * p. cm.—(ZooBorns) * Summary: “Calling all animal enthusiasts! It’s time to scamper through the alphabet with a herd of irresistible zoo ba- bies. Featuring adorable animal photos, a zippy text, and a fact-filled glossary, this just might be the cutest ABC book ever to hit the shelves!”—Provided by publisher. * ISBN 978-1-4424-4371-6 (hardback) * ISBN 978-1-4424-4373-0 (eBook) * 1. Zoo animals—Infancy—Juvenile literature. 2. English language—Alphabet—Juvenile fiction. I. Eastland, Chris. II. Title. * QL77.5.B538 2012 * 591.3’92073—dc23 * 2011044439 A is for anteater. I slurp up snacks with my extra-long tongue. Anyone for ants? Yum! B is for baboon. Bananas are the best— and this one’s all mine! C is for cheetah. You found my secret hiding place. Shhh, don’t tell anyone! D is for dhole. Don’t you wish your peepers were as dreamy as mine? E is for elephant. We elephants love playing ball. Heads up—it’s my turn to kick! F is for flamingo. My fluffy gray feathers will soon turn pink, just like my papa’s. G is for giraffe. I may be six feet tall, but next to Mom I’m still tiny. (For now, that is . . .) I is for impala. Our long legs are perfect for leaping. Let’s go for a run! H is for hippopotamus. Calling all water babies— it’s playtime in my pool! J is for jaguar. I’m on the prowl for some grub. Is it dinnertime? K is for koala. I was born to cuddle. Mom’s furry hug is just so snug.
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