- Hardcover: 144 pages
- Publisher: Dutton Children Books (Feb 1 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0525650830
- ISBN-13: 978-0525650836
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14.2 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,724,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-7-- An overnight camp out at the zoo turns into a nightmare for Ellen and her little brother Corey when an escaped prisoner also takes refuge there. Through a series of mostly implausible coincidences, they find themselves locked in the zoo grounds with a dangerous and desperate man who plans to hold them for ransom. Each of the several adults responsible for the children thinks someone else is with them, so no one comes to their rescue. Several pursuit scenes through the ominous dark lead the siblings to the Elephant Forest, where Ellen communicates telepathically with the elephants, spurring her favorite one to attack the man. The last minute arrival of the children's parents and a security guard prevents any blood from being shed. This highly improbable adventure is not up to Kehret's usual standards, but it will appeal to animal lovers looking for a spooky story. There is plenty of suspense, as the children are never sure around which dark corner the criminal lurks. A baby monkey and, of course, the heroic elephants add color to the story. Lightweight but entertaining fare. --Bruce Anne Shook, Mendenhall Middle School, Greensboro,
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Kirkus Reviews
Ellen and Corey have the chance to camp overnight at the Seattle zoo; but what was planned as a special birthday present nearly proves to be the death of them when they come up against an escaped convict who thinks of the zoo as a safe hideout. When their parents' flight is delayed, Ellen (12) and Corey (8) are afraid they'll have to miss the anticipated campout, but they're able to convince the zoo administrator that their parents have just pulled into the parking lot. Anxious to leave (her daughter is giving birth), she lets them stay after-hours, with the result that the children are left unchaperoned overnight. Meanwhile, convict Tony Haymes plans to kidnap a rare baby monkey and use the ransom to flee to Mexico. As the kids are separated at various points--each trying to elude Haymes, find the other, and rescue the monkey--their experience becomes more and more frightening. When they are finally rescued, it's due in part to Ellen's ability to communicate nonverbally with the elephants. For readers who can swallow the supposition that Ellen can command a bull elephant telepathically, the book works pretty well as a suspense novel. Kehret's attention to detail is less than perfect (How does Ellen know that the trail of peanut shells she follows was left by her brother?), but she arranges the children's isolation at the zoo realistically enough, and the plot is scary. Acceptable additional fare. (Fiction. 10-12) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Terror at the zoo,
By A Customer
This review is from: Terror at the Zoo (Paperback)
I liked this book because of many reasons, and their was only one reason I didnt like it. The one reason I didnt enjoy the book is because the ending cut off before explaining how it ended for all of the characters. Overall though I thought that this book was very good. One of the reasons I chose this book and a reason I liked it is because it is an adventure and it is excitig because they are always trying to escape. Another reason that I liked the book is that I like the author and I think that she did a good job writing the book, that is one of the things that made it interesting.I think that the best part of the book is when the elephant saved the children from the criminal and they were able to capture him. If the elephant wouldnt have helped them then they might not have lived. After they escaped they were able to get the police who then put the man back in jail. I think that the best story element was the setting. The author did an excellent job of picking a setting and she described it very clearly, she explained about everything at the zoo. She also did a good job with the conflict because it is something that could actually happen in real life with kids.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Reviewing An Interesting And Capturing Book,
By A Customer
This review is from: Terror at the Zoo (Paperback)
What if you were locked in a zoo without your parents? Sound cool? Now what if you were locked in a zoo with an escaped criminal with a knife and no adults around to help? That's what Ellen and her little brother Cory have to deal with in Terror at the Zoo by author Peg Kehret. A prize of an overnight sleep-over for four is auctioned off and Ellen and Cory's grandparents find it a fine idea as a gift for their granddaughter's birthday. But when Ellen and Corey's mom and dad's flight home gets delayed, and their grandmother is in the hospital because of an illness, there is no one to take care of the kids. Still, they decide they are not going to miss out on a great adventure and decide to go to the zoo sleep-over by themselves. The children look for the zoo security guard, but he is no where to be found. To make things even worse, the only phone available is outside the locked zoo. With no way to reach a phone or find help, can Cory and Ellen escape from this hostile criminal, or are they,like the zoo animals themselves, trapped inside a fenced, barb-wired prison? Will Ellen's science project of communicating with animals telepathically help her while she's locked in the zoo? Will Ellen and Corey be able to hide from the escaped criminal? Will their parents arrive it time to rescue them? This really is a night of terror at the zoo! This book keeps you on the edge of your seat the entire time just waiting to find out what will happen next. If you like suspense, action, and fiction, I would highly recommend this book! I really enjoyed it and I hope you will too.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Book!!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Terror at the Zoo (Paperback)
Peg Kehret is a great author, NOT! You should read this book if your into action books. What happened at Terror at the Zoo is a girl gets a gift to sleep over at the zoo with her little brother.Peg Kehret is a great author, NOT! You should read this book if your into action books. What happened at Terror at the Zoo is a girl gets a gift to sleep over at the zoo with her little brother. Then during the night ah... While, well, is in the zoo, he steals a, whoops I almost gave it away.The book starts with a little excitement. It contains a real lot of action. The main character has a lot of courage. The ending is not a big surprise. I think Peg Kehret meant the moral to be Murphy's rule. What ever can go wrong, will go wrong. You should really read this book. Then during the night ah... While, well, is in the zoo, he steals a, whoops I almost gave it away. The book starts with a little excitement. It contains a real lot of action. The main character has a lot of courage. The ending is not a big surprise. I think Peg Kehret meant the moral to be Murphy's rule. What ever can go wrong, will go wrong. Yea, that's about it.Okay.
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