Terror at the Zoo [Library Binding]

Peg Kehret (Author)

Product Details

• Library Binding
• Publisher: Tandem Library (2003)
• ASIN: B0027QNB9C
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

More About the Author

I've published 45 books; all but two are for children. I wrote magazine articles, short stories, and plays for many years before I discovered that what I like best is to write books for kids.
When I was twelve, I was paralyzed with polio. I made almost a full recovery but I remember that time of my life so clearly that it's easy for me to write from the viewpoint of a twelve or thirteen-year-old.
I'm always thrilled when one of my books wins a state young reader award, because I know those awards are voted on by children.
I am a widow who was married for 48 years. I have two grown children and four grandchildren. I live on a small wildlife sanctuary near Mt. Rainier National Park and I often have deer and elk in my yard.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Awsome Book, A.W., September 17, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Terror at the Zoo (Hardcover)

I think this book is a awsome book. If you are reading this book dont forget to read the whole thing then it will be more exciting. This book as a lot of action in it. It is about this girl and this boy. there names are Ellen and Cory. Ellen can communicate with animals in her mine. Corey is a young boy thats is always a happy boy and he likes to go to the zoo. There birthdays are close together. There grandparents gave them a present together. The birthday present was a camp out at the zoo. At the same time this is happening this man had escape from prison and was running somewhere. The next day they went to the zoo in was going to spend the night. Well during the night Corey was gone and Ellen went to find him.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A suspenceful story about a camp-out at the zoo gone wrong., May 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Terror at the Zoo (Hardcover)

Ellen and her younger brother get a certificate to stay at the zoo for a night. They are so excited,but there is a mistake in the planning and the children and up staying at the zoo by themselves. Meanwhile another person thought it would be nice to hide in the zoo. He is Tony Haymes, a criminal who escaped from jail. He doesn't think anyone will be in the zoo at night and he can carry out his plan of kidnapping a baby monkey for ransom. He needs the money so he can run away to Mexico. Corey, who is Ellen's brother, loves to tell stories that are not true. Once at the zoo they see the criminal breaking into a snack bar. This is when they know somthing is not right. Ellen finally gets Corey vack to the tent to sleep. Corey wanted to play detective and watch the criminal. In the middle of the night Ellen wakes up to find that her brother is not laying right beside her. She goes out to look for him. Corey has gone to find the monkey cage, which is exactly where Tony is. The monkey runs away and Tony sees Corey. He decides to hold him for ransom instead. Finally Ellen finds them and she gets held captive too. Ellen eventually uses her power to comunicate with animals to save them and get Tony put back in jail. I liked this book because it was easy to read and had some funny parts in it. It also had some suspenceful parts in it. This book was hard to put down. I thought it was very interesting.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So Awesome!, May 29, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Terror at the Zoo (A Minstrel Book) (Paperback)

This book was a fantastic book!I loved it!It has funny parts, sad parts, and spooky parts.Peg Kehret uses very discriptive words, and uses very good ones.This book is so cool.I love scary books.This is the most coolest and scariest book I have ever read.I have read this book three times and I loved all those times.I also recommend this book nine to twelve years old kids.They would love it!