# Books about zoos assigned in US schools

**3** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _zoos_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 3–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/zoos
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore zoos

- [Gordon Korman](https://readinglist.school/author/gordon-korman)
- [Peg Kehret](https://readinglist.school/author/peg-kehret)
- [Theodore Taylor](https://readinglist.school/author/theodore-taylor)

## zoos canon

- [Sniper](https://readinglist.school/book/sniper) by Theodore Taylor _(Grades 6–8)_
- [Terror at the Zoo](https://readinglist.school/book/terror-at-the-zoo) by Peg Kehret _(Grades 3–6)_
- [Zoobreak](https://readinglist.school/book/zoobreak) by Gordon Korman _(Grades 4–6)_

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