Zoos
- ISBN-10
- 0865932123
- ISBN-13
- 9780865932128
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 24
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Rourke Publishing Group
- Author
- Jason Cooper
Description
Briefly describes how zoos collect, care for, exhibit, study, and teach about different kinds of animals.
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