Describes, in text and illustrations, the many different tasks performed by keepers at the National Zoo and the interrelationship between them and the animals they care for.
Four-year-old Sam's appearance as a zookeeper at his nursery school's Future Job Day leads him to a number of exciting activities and discoveries, including reading.
Describes a day in a zookeeper's life, covering what they do, what they wear, what tools they use, how to become a zookeeper, and other related topics, and includes color photos, a zookeeper quiz, and a picture glossary.
Examines the various tasks that zookeepers perform during the day including checking on the animals, feeding and caring for them, and how zookeepers help the community.
Recounts how three elephants in a Tokyo zoo were put to death because of the war, focusing on the pain shared by the elephants and the keepers who must starve them.