Zoology for Kids: Understanding and Working with Animals, with 21 Activities
Courtesy of the Kratt Brothers
FOREWORD alling all creature crazy kids There's so much to learn about animals and this book Zoology for Kids is a great way for you and all of your animal loving friends to jump right into the world of zoology Animals are all around us and that means that the science of zoology is right there for you to study any day and any time you see an animal Ever since we were kids we ve been fascinated by cool crea tures and we started creature adventuring in our very own backyard Today we spend our time travel ing the world learning more about our fellow crea tures and sharing what we learn with kids just like you We hope you get started on your own personal study of zoology by trying the fun and eye opening activities in this book Use Zoology for Kids as a resource to learn as much as you can then share what you've learned with all your friends Follow your dreams and soon enough you'll be having creature adventures around your neighborhood today and around the world tomor row Keep on creature adventuring and we ll see you on the creature
Your friends MARTIN KRATT AND CHRIS KRATT Creators and stars of Zoboomafoo and Wild Kratts
AUTHORS NOTES M y journey as a zoologist began when I was just 11 years old At the time I didn't even know what a zoologist was I remember taking a trip across the country from my home state of Arizona to the Midwest to visit Chicago's Brookfield Zoo It was during this trip that I first told my mom I wanted to work with animals when I grew up I never gave up on that dream Pursuing a career as a zoologist is hard work There are lots of people who love animals and want to make a career out of working with them It was thanks to several years of dedication and support from my family and friends that I made it I've worked with some wonderful animals along the way from giraffe wallabies and lemurs to parrots alli gators and pythons I even had the privilege of work ing at Brookfield Zoo the very same place I visited when I was just 11 years old While there I helped take care of bottlenose dolphins gray seals harbor seals and my favorite animals California sea lions Today I get to go to work every day at the Aquarium of the Pacific where I take care of sea lions harbor seals sea otters penguins and other species Over the years I've also worked with hundreds of
