Feeding time is one of the most popular events at zoos. It also prompts a smorgasbord of questions: what do different animals eat? How much food do they need to stay healthy? Where do zookeepers get all that chow? And what constitutes a special treat? 'Worms for Breakfast: How to Feed a Zoo' answers all these questions and more in a cookbook-style primer packed with facts from experts at zoos and aquariums. Covering everything from regular animal nutrition to feeding babies to mimicking how animals hunt and eat in the wild, this book explores the eating habits of carnivores, omnivores, herbivores, and insectivores. Inside, you'll also find real-life recipes from zoos around the world for meals like eucalyptus-leaf pesto, kelp tank goulash, and mealworm mush. Beware! You probably don't want to eat any of it yourself. Written in a plucky, conversational tone with delightfully wacky illustrations, a glossary, and tips for zoo animal care, this book is bound to appeal to picky readers. AGES: 7-10 AUTHOR: Helaine Becker is an award-winning writer of books for children. She has written over 60 books, including the best-selling picture book 'A Porcupine in a Pine Tree'; popular nonfiction, including Junior Library Guild selection 'Zoobots'; and novels. She also writes for children's magazines and for kids' television. She has written four seasons of Dr. Greenie's Mad Lab, a segment on Planet Echo, an environmental science show, and is hard at work on several other TV projects. ILLUSTRATOR: Kathy Boake is an illustrator and fine artist. Her work has appeared in many publications, such as InStyle, Seventeen, Vancouver, Toronto Life, Outside, Chirp, Chickadee, and Owl magazines. She has won numerous awards from the Art Directors Club of Canada, the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada, and the Western and National Magazine Awards Foundations. She has also illustrated several books, including 'You Are Weird' by Diane Swanson and 'Chitchat: Celebrating the World's Languages' with Jude Isabella.
