My School is a Zoo was written by Stu Smith and illustrated by David Catrow. In this book Smith portrays a young boy who is moving around his school to find it has been taken over by animals. His teacher is a bear; turtles, hyenas, and hippos are taking over the playground. Every page has a 4 line verse with ABCB rhyme patterns. It is easy to ready and follow a natural cadence. In the end, the boy realizes it is all a dream!
Overall, the writing and pictures are a pleasure to read, but some of the animals are a little too abstract. The bear for example looks more like Big Foot, than a bear. Still the characters pop off the page and keep the reader's interest until the very end.
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