Put Me in the Zoo
by Robert Lopshire
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Assigned across 1 curriculum list
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire is assigned in US schools at grades k–1. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Put Me in the Zoo is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Grade range
- Grades K–1
- Age range
- Ages 5–6
- Pages
- 58
- Reading time
- about 1h 5m (est.)
- First published
- 1960
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780394900179
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About this book
A large, spotted animal discovers he really belongs in a circus, not a zoo.
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Why widely assigned
This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades k–1. Written in the 1960s; pairs with curriculum units on animals and stories in rhyme; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Themes
animals · stories in rhyme · animals, fiction
Where this book is assigned
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Common questions
- What grade level is Put Me in the Zoo?
- Put Me in the Zoo is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades K–1. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- How long does it take to read Put Me in the Zoo?
- It takes about 1h 5m to read Put Me in the Zoo (58 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 65 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Put Me in the Zoo?
- Put Me in the Zoo appears on reading lists for Common Core State Standards (ELA). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Put Me in the Zoo banned in schools?
- Put Me in the Zoo does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
- What themes does Put Me in the Zoo explore?
- Central themes in Put Me in the Zoo include animals, stories in rhyme, animals, fiction. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
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- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades K–1 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- No seasonal or program-specific tags on this book.