A.J. and his fellow third-graders from Ella Mentry School, including new student Alexia, go on a field trip to the zoo, where they meet a very strange zookeeper.
Tells the story of Helen Martini, the woman who became the first woman zookeeper at the Bronx Zoo after her experiences caring for animal cubs brought home by her husband gave her the idea to start an animal nursery at the zoo in 1944.
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.
