Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Zebra's Great Escape, The
Katherine Rundell
Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR/S & S
ISBN: 978-1-4814-9163-1
Keywords: Adventure/Mystery-courage, determination, activism, freedom, evil, caged, captives, early reader
A young girl enlists a menagerie of animals to free a zebra's parents and other creatures stolen from a zoo. Animated, bold color illustrations.