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On the Loose in Boston (Find the Animals) Hardcover – May 15, 2009

by Sage Stossel (Author, Illustrator)

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With simple rhymes and colorful, highly detailed painting, the prize-winning Atlantic Online cartoonist creates a "Where's Waldo?"-type hit, setting animals free from Franklin Park Zoo and challenging children to find them in settings from Faneuil Hall to Fenway Park. In the city of Boston, / in fair Franklin Park, / sits a snug little zoo / that closes at dark. One morning the keeper / discovered a note. / "We've gone for a walk""/ the animals wrote. ‚"Oh, dear,"said the keeper, /"what am I to do? / My critters have left me / alone at the zoo". Children will have a ball helping the keeper find a rhinoceros in the North End, a koala bear in Chinatown, and a penguin on Boston Common. Over 100 animals are hiding cleverly in beloved Beantown settings.

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It can be hard to find new books that capture the essence of Boston as well as Make Way for Ducklings does, but Sage Stossel's new book On the Loose in Boston is one book for Bostonians to take a good, close look at.

And to clarify, I mean a very good, very close look since in this book the game is to locate many creatively hidden animals on every page. You see, the Franklin Park Zoo animals are wandering through Boston causing all kinds of mischief. Stossel entices the reader using pen and watercolor illustrations to create a visual essence that is Boston in all its glory. Not only are the illustrations awesome, Stossel engages the reader with challenging searches for the Franklin Park Zoo animals artistically hidden among her drawings, and she entertains us with a rhyming plot that tickles the tongue with wonderful vocabulary.

My eight-year-old Trey and I sat down to read this book at bedtime the other night only to find that we became captured by the search challenges and could not put the book away until every last zoo animal was found. This book is a fantastic gift for Bostonians and visitors alike as it features all the hot Boston spots that you know and love. The details Stossel uses in her illustrations are amazing and my son said that he loved the "great views." Trey's excitement as he said, "We've been there!" at every page turn was priceless. This book could easily provide hours of entertainment at home or in the car and even includes a website where children can make their own Boston comic book.

As a teacher and mother I have bought many books and continue to search for books that can entertain beyond one reading. Sage Stossel's book On the Loose in Boston could easily do that! --BostonMamas.com, June 24, 2009

The astute Commonwealth Editions books in Beverly has a line of children's books and launched several delightful titles for young readers last year. The ever-wry Sage Stossel (whose cartoons often brighten our day in the Globe) checks in with a find-the-animals book called On the Loose in Boston, in which Franklin Park Zoo animals pop up in the darndest places. --The Boston Globe, February 1, 2010

About the Author

Sage Stossel, author of On the Loose in Boston, On the Loose in DC, and On the Loose in Philadelphia, is an Atlantic contributing editor and a cartoonist for the Boston Globe, the Atlantic.com, the Provincetown Banner (for which she received a New England Press Association Award), and elsewhere. Her cartoons have been featured by the New York Times, CNN Headline News, Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year, and other venues. Her graphic novel, Starling, was published in 2013.

Age Range: 5 - 8 years
Grade Level: Kindergarten - 3
Series: Find the Animals
Hardcover: 36 pages
Publisher: Commonwealth Editions (May 15, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1933212926
ISBN-13: 978-1933212920
Product Dimensions: 10 x 0.3 x 10 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 19 customer reviews
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Boston Neighborhoods

May 13, 2012

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Animals have escaped from The Franklin Zoo, and this new book gives your child the perfect opportunity to find them.

What a terrific book Sage Stossel has written, and he is the illustrator to boot. This book takes the child to almost every neighborhood in Boston. My granddaughter recognized some of the scenes. What fun we had finding the animals, and there were so many to find, in such strange places. This book came alive for both of us as we traveled from one neighborhood to another. The illustrations are fabulous! The colors, the figures, the buildings all seemed so real. My granddaughter fell in love with this book, and she sits and makes up her own stories to fit the pictures.

The only recommendation I would make is to cut down on the amount of animals in each neighborhood. The pages are so full of exquisite things to look at, that less is better. A minor point, however. The book is entrancing in its own right.

I would recommend this book to anyone, and, in particular, those who live in or near Boston, or Massachusetts.

Highly Recommended. prisrob 05-13-12

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Susan McM Tucker

Fun book with great illustrations

February 12, 2017

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This is such a fun way to introduce children to the sites of Boston they will see during their visit. Now, let's make this book a coloring book for kids! How much fun would it be to color an elephant in Fenway Park?

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C. Alonzo

Fun book for kids in Boston

June 17, 2014

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We've had this book for 2 years and our daughter (now 4) still enjoys hunting through its pages. The illustrations are fun and very cartoonish, which sometimes adds to the challenge since we can't always recognize all the animals. We live near Boston, and this is our go-to present when we have kids visiting with us. It's fun to have them read the book then go out to the actual places. This is probably the 3rd or 4th time we've bought this book.

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Layla H

Perfect gift

November 23, 2016

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Absolutely BEAUTIFUL book. We now use this as our standard gift because it describes places to see in Boston in a really fun way for kids (and grownups). You have to find certain animals in the picture and have so much to talk about. It's excellent.

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a mom

better than Where's Waldo or I Spy

December 9, 2009

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Another great book from Sage Stossel! Both my kids love this - it can be read as a short story or the kids can pour over each page finding the animals, so it fits a good range of ages and is fun to go back to again and again. Being from Boston, I love how it evokes the neighborhoods and sites so well and the kids enjoy seeing places they've visited. The kids love the fun detailed drawings and the challenging searches, and the silly things they notice while they're searching for the animals. The kids enjoy Where's Waldo and I Spy Books, but On the Loose is more fun and I really enjoy reading it with them too. This is my go-to gift for all the kids on our Christmas list this year!

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Young Wordsmith

Great addition to a kid's library

October 25, 2013

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I bought this for for a couple who lives in Boston, loves animals, and are expecting their first child soon. I have to say, this book was a complete hit at the baby shower. The story is cute and the pictures -- which depict Boston landmarks like the Common, Faneuil Hall, the Public Garden, among many others -- are interesting and beautiful. Wonderful book!

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Debbie

GOT TO LOVE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

April 11, 2015

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Ahhh Boston is so historical. Sure it is old but it is also lovely. The best schools and hospitals in the world are here. The sporting fans are unlike any others I have met around the country. These people mean business. Great educational book for the small fry too.

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On the Loose in Boston

September 1, 2011

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On the Loose in Boston This was a birthday present for my grandson's third birthday. I watched him open it from my computer and saw him look for the animals hidden in the picture. I remember my children having books that had hidden objects. This book goes a step farther and shows sites of Boston, where he lives, and animals, which he loves.

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