Zoe's Rescue Zoo: The Rowdy Red Panda E-Book

Amelia Cobb

• Herausgeber: Nosy Crow
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Serie: Zoe's Rescue Zoo
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Seitenzahl: 55

Beschreibung

At Zoe's Rescue Zoo only the cutest, cuddliest animals need apply! Zoe loves living at her uncle's rescue zoo because there's always something exciting going on. And Zoe also has an amazing secret... She can actually TALK to the animals! Ruby the red panda is full of energy but sometimes she can be a bit naughty. With the zoo competing for a special winter award, can Ruby impress the judge ... or will her enthusiasm place her in danger? Another fantastic title in the perfect series for young animal lovers, beautifully illustrated throughout by Sophy Williams. Have you read Zoe's other adventures? The Lonely Lion Cub The Puzzled Penguin The Silky Seal Pup The Eager Elephant The Lucky Snow Leopard The Pesky Polar Bear The Cuddly Koala The Wild Wolf Pup The Happy Hippo The Sleepy Snowy Owl The Scruffy Sea Otter The Picky Puffin The Giggly Giraffe The Curious Kangaroo The Super Sloth The Little Llama The Messy Meerkat The Helpful Hedgehog

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Suddenly, Zoe saw a flash of red fur streak through the tree. “Oh no,” she whispered as she watched Ruby scampering higher and higher. What was the lively red panda going to do this time?

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Look out for:

The Lonely Lion Cub

The Puzzled Penguin

The Playful Panda

The Silky Seal Pup

The Eager Elephant

The Lucky Snow Leopard

The Pesky Polar Bear

The Cuddly Koala

The Wild Wolf Pup

The Happy Hippo

The Sleepy Snowy Owl

The Scruffy Sea Otter

The Picky Puffin

The Giggly Giraffe

The Curious Kangaroo

The Super Sloth

The Little Llama

The Messy Meerkat

The Helpful Hedgehog

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With special thanks to Siobhan Curham

For Sadie Hardin

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Chapter One

Snow-Globe Zoo

Zoe Parker grinned as she stepped outside her front door. A thick blanket of snow covered the ground and a few feathery flakes drifted through the air. It was as if the Rescue Zoo where she lived had turned into a snow globe overnight! Zoe’s grey mouse lemur, Meep, scampered ahead, leaving a trail of tiny paw prints 2in the snow.

“Wait for me!” called Zoe, as Meep leapt over the garden gate. It was still early on Saturday morning, and the zoo hadn’t opened yet. The only footprints were from the keepers, on their way to feed the animals their breakfast.

“What does snow taste like?” asked Meep, scooping up a pawful.

Zoe was able to understand what he was saying because she had a special secret – she was able to talk to animals! But no-one knew her secret, not even her Great-Uncle Horace, who owned the Rescue Zoo, or her mum, Lucy, who was the zoo vet.

“It tastes like cold,” Zoe giggled as she opened the gate and joined him outside.

Meep licked the snow and shivered. 3 “I think I prefer bananas, they’re not so freezing!” He scampered back over to Zoe. She picked him up and tucked him inside her coat. Mouse lemurs were from a very hot country called Madagascar. It wasn’t surprising that Meep didn’t like being cold.

“Morning, Zoe!”

Zoe turned to see Valeria walking towards her. Valeria was the keeper in charge of the Rainforest Dome. Zoe knew that was the one place in the zoo that wouldn’t be 4cold, no matter how much snow fell. The Rainforest Dome had to be kept extra hot for the tropical animals and plants that lived there.

“Hi Valeria,” said Zoe. “Are you enjoying the snow?”

“Yes, I love it,” replied Valeria with a grin. “We never get snow in Venezuela, where I come from. It’s so much fun. Are you looking forward to the competition tomorrow?”

“I can’t wait!” Zoe said excitedly. The next day, the zoo was taking part in a competition called the Snowy Paws Award, meant to choose the animal attraction that did the best job of encouraging guests to visit it even in cold winter weather. The Rescue Zoo would be competing against petting zoos, farms 5that welcomed visitors, and even a bird park.

To help their cause, the Rescue Zoo had planned special exhibits of all the wintry animals, as well as a contest to see which child could build the best animal out of snow. They’d also gotten some volunteers to come and help decorate the zoo to make it look extra pretty and festive in the snow! Zoe was doing lots to help get the zoo ready too, and they were finishing up all the preparations before the judge arrived the next morning. Zoe really hoped they would win!

“Well, I’d love to stay and play in the snow but I’d better go and feed my animals breakfast,” said Valeria. “Have a lovely day, Zoe.”

“Let’s go and see how the exhibits are getting on,” Zoe said to Meep. Hugging him close, she hurried along the path that led to the penguins’ enclosure. The huge iceberg in the middle of the lagoon looked even more magical now it was covered with real snow. The penguins were all waddling around on it. They looked really happy. 6

7“Good morning, Zoe,” called Will, the penguins’ keeper.

“Morning, Will,” replied Zoe. “Are the penguins getting ready for the show tomorrow?”

“Oh yes, they’re keeping everything tidy, and I’m planning on giving them an extra helping of krill for their breakfast in the morning so they’ll have lots of energy when they’re performing for the judge,” Will grinned. 8

“Cool!” Krill were small fish that penguins loved to eat. Zoe knew this because she loved helping all the keepers in the zoo and learning as much about the animals as she could. When she was older, she wanted to be a zookeeper too.

“Could you put up this poster for me?” asked Will, handing it to her as he started to clean out the indoor part of the penguin enclosure.

“Sure.” Zoe took the poster and hung it on the enclosure wall. “There you go, Will,” she called. There were lots of fun facts about penguins on the poster. Zoe had helped Will make it the day before.

“Great, thank you!” Will called back.

“Tell me a fun penguin fact, Zoe,” chirped Meep from inside her coat.

“Penguins are one of the only birds who 9can’t fly in the air,” replied Zoe.

“Why can’t they fly in the air?”

“Because they only need to fly in the sea.” Zoe giggled at Meep’s confused expression. “When they flap their wings in the water it helps them to swim really fast,” she explained. “They have special veins in their feet to stop them from getting cold, too.”

“That’s what I need!” chattered Meep.

Zoe giggled as she snuggled him in tighter. “Come on, let’s go and see the other winter animals.”

After checking on the snow leopards, llamas, and polar bears, Zoe made her way to the café at the centre of the zoo. Sally, the café manager, was outside putting some hats, scarves and funny glasses on a table. 10

“Hi Zoe,” she called. “Could you help me put out the props for the snow-animal contest?”

“Of course!” Zoe hurried inside the café and picked up a handful of hats and scarves. She couldn’t wait to see the snow animals being built. The children would be using the day to explore the zoo and decide which snow animal to build before the judging the next day. Her twin cousins, Willow and Sam, were coming and they were so excited to participate. Zoe had a feeling they’d have a hard time agreeing on what animal to make – the twins argued about everything!