Zoo Zoom!
by Candace Ryan (Author) and Macky Pamintuan (Illustrator)
Booktalk: The BIG Picture
3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . blastoff!
When the animals at the zoo spot a rocket ship, next stop . . . the moon!
Zoo zoom!
Each animal has a job to do, but a sleepy rhino could cause trouble.
Zoo boom!
They’ll need to act quick . . . will they make it home?
#kidlit Writing Lesson: the small details
The first page of the story book says:
Monkey turns the key.
Condor opens the door.Which bar to go far?
ZOO ZOOM!
ZOO ZOOM!
The book begins with a zoo animal taking action:
Monkey turns the key.
That action leads to a NEW action with a NEW animal:
Condor opens the door.
Those two actions lead to a question:
Which bar to go far?
The answer will give the zoo animals what they want:
ZOO ZOOM!
ZOO ZOOM!
Each line in this picture book moves the story forward.
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