Monday, September 19, 2011

Belly Up / Stuart Gibbs / 294 pages

"Zoos and aquariums attract more than 500 million visitors in America each year- more than all sporting events combined." That is why J.J. McCracken decided to build FunJungle just 30 minutes from San Antonio...that and his 6-year-old daughter wanted to go on Safari and was not old enough.  Teddy lives at FunJungle.  His mother is a primate expert and his father is a photographer.  FunJungle is a combination of San Diego Wild Animal Park and Disney World.  When Henry, the Hippo, the park's mascot, dies, an autopsy reveals that he was murdered - with a filed jack (the toy).  Teddy begins investigating to find the murderer and discovers that the situation is much worse that he thought. Great page-turner, filled with humor and facts about animals.

Mark Twain Award Preliminary Nominee 2012-13

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