# Put Me in the Zoo - Hardcover

by **Robert Lopshire** (Author)

**Edited by Dr. Seuss, this classic Beginner Book about finding your place in the world celebrates its 60th Anniversary!**

Spot longs to be in the zoo with all the other animals, but the zoo doesn't want him! In this beloved Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss, Spot shows a young boy and girl all the exciting things he can do with his spots--from changing their color and juggling them, to moving them onto different objects! Beginning readers will be delighted by Robert Lopshire's lively, rhymed story that not only teaches about colors, but proves there is a special spot for everyone, including Spot. Available for a limited time only with a peel-off 60th Anniversary sticker on the front cover, Put Me in the Zoo is a concept book with a timeless message. (Fans of Spot will also want to check out _I Want to Be Somebody New!--_the sequel to _Put Me in the Zoo_.)

Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning.

"A hilarious story for a first-grade pupil to read. Shows that reading can be fun even if the vocabulary is very limited."--_Material Analysis Publications.  
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### Front Jacket

Illus. in color. Spot, a polka-dot leopard who can change colors and even juggle his own spots, tries to convince two children that he is special enough to be exhibited in the zoo.

### Author Biography

**Robert Lopshire** wrote and illustrated the Beginner Books _Put Me in the Zoo, I Want to Be Somebody New!, and New Tracks I Can Do!_ He died in 2002.

**Number of Pages:** 72

**Dimensions:** 0.4 x 9.1 x 6.7 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** August 12, 1960

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Put Me in the Zoo

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 1.4

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 9.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
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| Default Title | 9.99 USD | In stock |

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