{"product_id":"cubs-in-the-tub-the-true-story-of-the-bronx-zoos-first-woman-zookeeper-9780823443185","title":"Cubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo's First Woman Zookeeper","description":"\u003cb\u003eFred and Helen Martini longed for a baby, and they ended up with dozens of lion and tiger cubs! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSnuggle up to this purr-fect read aloud about the Bronx Zoo's first female zookeeper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a terrific non-fiction book to read aloud while snuggling up with your cubs. Filled with adorable baby cats, \u003ci\u003eCubs in the Tub\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of love, dedication, and a special kind of family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGorgeously 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed to the Texas Topaz Reading List\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCandace Fleming is the author of more than twenty distinguished books for children including The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia, winner of, among other awards, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction. She received the NCTE Orbus Pictus Award and a Sibert Honor for Giant Squid. Her most recent book with Holiday House is Honeybee. She lives in Chicago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJulie Downing has illustrated over forty-five picture books including The Fire Keeper's Son, Tessa Takes Wing and First Mothers. She has won many awards including a Parents Choice Award, the New York Public Library's Best Books Award, APAAL Best Illustrated Book and the Irma Black Silver Medal. Her work has been featured in the SCBWI Original Art Show. \u003cbr\u003eJulie teaches illustration to undergraduate and graduate students at the Academy of Art University. She lives in San Francisco.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726332399890,"sku":"9780823443185","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e3c8e99f-404e-4968-b4f8-fcfe67ca974a.jpg?v=1758635216","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cubs-in-the-tub-the-true-story-of-the-bronx-zoos-first-woman-zookeeper-9780823443185","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}