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If I ran the zoo

If Gerald McGrew ran the zoo, he'd let all the animals go and fill it with more unusual beasts--a ten-footed lion, an Elephant-Cat, a Mulligatawny, a Tufted Mazurka, and others.

Main Author:	Seuss, Dr.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House, Ã1950.
Subjects:	Animals > Juvenile fiction. Imagination > Juvenile fiction. Animals, Mythical > Juvenile fiction. Zoos > Juvenile fiction. Imaginary creatures > Juvenile fiction. Caldecott honor book. Nonsense verse > Juvenile. Fantasy fiction > Juvenile.

Summary:	If Gerald McGrew ran the zoo, he'd let all the animals go and fill it with more unusual beasts--a ten-footed lion, an Elephant-Cat, a Mulligatawny, a Tufted Mazurka, and others.
Item Description:	Color illustrated front cover. Color illustrated lining papers. Color title vignette in red and yellow.
Physical Description:	56 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Audience:	AD870
Awards:	Caldecott Honor Book, 1951.
ISBN:	0394800818 9780394800813 0394900812 9780394900810 0394845455 9780394845456 9780385379052 0385379056
Author Notes:	THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL--aka Dr. Seuss--is one of the most beloved children's book authors of all time. From The Cat in the Hat to Oh, the Places You'll Go! , his iconic characters, stories, and art style have been a lasting influence on generations of children and adults. The books he wrote and illustrated under the name Dr. Seuss (and others that he wrote but did not illustrate, including some under the pseudonyms Theo. LeSieg and Rosetta Stone) have been translated into thirty languages. Hundreds of millions of copies have found their way into homes and hearts around the world. Dr. Seuss's long list of awards includes Caldecott Honors for McElligot's Pool , If I Ran the Zoo , and Bartholomew and the Oobleck , the Pulitzer Prize, and eight honorary doctorates. Works based on his original stories have won three Oscars, three Emmys, three Grammys, and a Peabody.

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