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 First edition | |
| Author | Lois Lowry |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Diane de Groat |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Sam Series |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Publication date | September 27, 1999 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 155 |
| ISBN | 0-395-97393-7 |
| OCLC | 40573222 |
| LC Class | PZ7.L9673 Zo 1999 |
| Preceded by | See You Around, Sam! |
Zooman Sam (1999) is a children's novel by Lois Lowry. It is part of a series that Lowry wrote about Anastasia and her younger brother Sam.
Plot summary
[edit]It's Future Job Day at Sam's nursery school, and Sam, who has zookeeping aspirations, is thrilled when his teacher says he can tell the other children about a series of zoo animals: "For six weeks he could stand in front of the circle and feel that feeling of being the most interesting person in the room."
As always, the Krupnik family stands by as Anastasia's little brother struggles with a set of almost impossible goals.
Reception
[edit]Kirkus Reviews finds that "the plotting is leisurely, the story is slender, and a subplot about the training of the family dog barely registers...the material runs out of steam before the novel ends...[but] fans of the Sam books may find satisfaction in the nicely foreshadowed but still unanticipated punch line."[1] Rob Reid said, "It's a hilarious scene that will have the elementary-age crowd laughing."[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Zooman Sam". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. May 20, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ↑ Reid, Rob (2004). Cool Story Programs for the School-age Crowd. American Library association. p. 169. ISBN 978-0-83-890887-7. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
External links
[edit]
- Description of the book from Lowry's website Archived November 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- Lowry's website
- Complete list of books Archived October 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine by Lowry
- Zooman Sam at Open Library
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