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Thursday, 29 May 2025

Review: We're Going To The Zoo

Taronga zoo presents books for wild little learners and explorers!

Through the gates there’s a chatter and a squeak! What amazing animals will you meet? 

This lovely board book takes us on an exciting trip to the Taronga zoo, with a family who are all very eager to visit the animals and see the sights.

There’s nothing quite like the joy, celebration and satisfied exhaustion of a day at the zoo – with your own sandwiches, of course!

We’re Going To The Zoo presents cheerful encounters and friendly faces, which will enhance and remind children of their own experiences with animals. A true blending of lived experience, knowledge and fun.

Children and adults alike will pore over the vibrant and colourful illustrations, and love meeting giraffes, tigers, sun bears and a rather hungry giant tortoise.

Set against the backdrop of the iconic Sydney harbour, this delightful collectible board book ensures that a day trip to Taronga zoo can be relived over and over again at story time. Luckily, the chunky and satisfying board pages invite re-reading!

A happy, wholesome and inviting book.

 

Title: We’re Going To The Zoo
Author: Taronga
Illustrator: Cate James
Publisher: Penguin, $16.99
Publication Date: 25 March 2025
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781761347542
For Ages: 2+
Type: Board Book