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Cubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo's First Woman Zookeeper

Cubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo's First Woman Zookeeper

Fleming, Candace
Downing, Julie

Hardcover

AnimalsBiography

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 0823443183
ISBN13: 9780823443185
Publisher: Neal Porter Books
Published: Aug 4 2020
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.40 Width: 8.60 Depth: 11.10
Language: English
Fred and Helen Martini longed for a baby, and they ended up with dozens of lion and tiger cubs!

Snuggle up to this purr-fect read aloud about the Bronx Zoo's first female zookeeper.

When Bronx zookeeper Fred brought home a lion cub, Helen Martini instantly embraced it. The cub's mother had lost the instinct to care for him. Just do for him what you would do with a human baby, Fred suggested...and she did. Helen named him MacArthur, fed him milk from a bottle, and cooed him to sleep in a crib.

Soon enough, MacArthur was not the only cub bathing in the tub! The couple continued to raise lion and tiger cubs as their own, until they were old enough to return to zoos. In time, Helen became the first female zookeeper at the Bronx Zoo, the keeper of the nursery.

This is a terrific non-fiction book to read aloud while snuggling up with your cubs. Filled with adorable baby cats, Cubs in the Tub is a story of love, dedication, and a special kind of family.

Gorgeously patterned illustrations by Julie Downing detail the Martinis' in-home nursery, and a warm pallet creates a cozy pairing with Candace Fleming's lovely language. At the end, find a short biography of Helen Martini and a selected bibliography.

A Junior Library Guild Selection

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