Children love animals, letters, and games involving numbers. With this
book, even the youngest children can playfully learn their ABCs, the
names of animals, and how to count. This fun animal book tells the
exciting story of a zoo preparing for its opening day. The head
zookeeper, who guides young readers through its pages, is waiting
anxiously for the animals to get there. Will they all be in their cages
by the time the first visitors arrive? Illustrated with loving attention
to detail, The Zoo's Grand Opening is ideal for pre-school children. The
book opens on an empty zoo and then follows the arrival of the animals,
starting with an anaconda (representing the letter A and the number
one), followed by a bear (B and two) and so on all the way to Z and 26.
While they enjoy the story, children will playfully be introduced to the
letters of the alphabet and how to count. At its end, they have not only
been introduced to a variety of creatures, but they also know how many
animals can be seen at the grand opening.