Zooman Sam - Paperback

by Lois Lowry (Author)

It's Future Job Day at Sam's nursery school, and Sam decides to dress up as a Zookeeper. But he wants to be more than that... he wants to be important, interesting, and more than ordinary: the Chief of Wonderfulness. Will he find a way to be the Chief of Wonderfulness as he teaches his classmates about all the different animals? Hilarious and charming, Zooman Sam is perfect for readers new and old, and for anyone who still asks themselves the question: "What do I want to be when I grow up?"

How does one little boy turn a pair of old pajamas into the best costume of all?

• A Heartwarming School Story: Join Sam at nursery school on Future Job Day where the pressure is on to have the coolest costume and be the "Chief of Wonderfulness."
• Family Problem Solving: When Sam has nothing to wear, his loving and hilarious family helps him turn a pair of old pajamas into the perfect zookeeper suit.
• Sibling Shenanigans: Featuring the beloved Anastasia Krupnik as Sam's older sister, who helps him solve his biggest problems with wit and style.
• The Magic of Learning to Read: A perfect book for early readers that sneakily celebrates the moment a child discovers they can read all by themselves.

Author Biography

Lois Lowry is known for her versatility and invention as a writer. She was born in Hawaii and grew up in New York, Pennsylvania, and Japan. After several years at Brown University, she turned to her family and to writing. She is the author of more than thirty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader's Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, NUMBER THE STARS and THE GIVER. Her first novel, A SUMMER TO DIE, was awarded the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award. Ms. Lowry now divides her time between Cambridge and an 1840s farmhouse in Maine. To learn more about Lois Lowry, see her website at www.loislowry.com