Taronga Zoo 2: Party Animals

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The ultimate animal adventure series! From Australia's most popular zoo comes a wild junior fiction series, purrfect for animal lovers aged 7 and up! Join best friends Sophia and Ollie as they experience a day in their DREAM JOB and get up-close and personal with all your favourite zoo creatures, big and small. Sophia and Ollie are zookeepers for a day . . . and it's a birthday celebration!It's Ollie's birthday, and Sophia has a secret. She knows what he's getting for his birthday and it's AWESOME, but she's not allowed to tell him! And it's her job to get him there on time. But will Ollie think she's ignoring his special day Join the best friends as they discover the wild life of zookeeping at Taronga Western Plains Zoo Dubbo. Part of a publishing program presented by the world-class wildlife experts at Taronga Zoo.

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Kristin Darell (Author) Kristin Darell has been a passionate storyteller since she was a child. Whether it was making up adventures with her twin sister, or writing about the world around her, she was rarely found without a pen and paper in hand. As an adult, she made this passion her life. She worked as a broadcast news and sports journalist for major Australian news organisations for more than twenty years. After the birth of her two children, Kristin re-focussed her attention on writing for children. As an author, she has contributed to children's writing anthologies and is the acclaimed author of the Football Fever series with Football Australia and the Taronga Zoo presents series. Kristin is a strong advocate for children's literature, working as the Program Manager for the Australian Children's Laureate Foundation. She lives on Sydney's northern beaches with her husband, two children, two dogs, pet snake and three-legged pygmy bearded dragon. Laura Wood (Illustrator) Laura Wood is originally from a small town in the north of Italy. She studied illustration in Melbourne, where she started her illustration career. She works in both commercial art and books for children. After a few years of travelling around the world, she now lives in Milan, Italy.