{"product_id":"eloise-visits-the-zoo-ready-to-read-level-1-9781534420397","title":"Eloise Visits the Zoo: Ready-To-Read Level 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eEloise goes on an adventure to the zoo in this hilarious Level 1 Ready-to-Read that's perfect for emerging readers \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEloise just loves, loves, loves animals--and she also loves, loves, loves going to the zoo  Join Eloise and Nanny as they sketch koalas, search for black bears, and sing to baby chimpanzees in their latest adventure together--all decked out in their safari best, of course. It's the perfect treat for Eloise fans everywhere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKay Thompson (1909-1998) was a singer, dancer, vocal arranger, and coach of many MGM musicals in the 1940s. The Eloise character grew out of the voice of a precocious six-year-old that Miss Thompson put on to amuse her friends. Collaborating with Hilary Knight on what was an immediate bestseller, Kay Thompson became a literary sensation when \u003ci\u003eEloise\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1955. The book has sold more than two million copies to date. Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight created four more Eloise books, \u003ci\u003eEloise in Paris, Eloise at Christmas, Eloise in Moscow, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEloise Takes a Bawth.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHilary Knight, son of artist-writers Clayton Knight and Katharine Sturges, was educated at the Art Students League, where he studied with Reginald Marsh. Besides the Eloise books, Hilary Knight has illustrated more than fifty books for children, six of which he wrote himself. He lives and works in New York City, not far from The Plaza Hotel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon Spotlight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515695698194,"sku":"9781534420397","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0f050d13-5be7-41fb-a10f-1a5f2ccbc158.jpg?v=1731009289","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/eloise-visits-the-zoo-ready-to-read-level-1-9781534420397","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}