Zoo

Jawnie Payne is a zookeeper at the Cincinnati Zoo in the USA. Payne has more than a quarter of a million followers on TikTok (@zookeeperjawnie). She went viral when she posted a video of her wishing a happy Thanksgiving to all the animals. She previously worked at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Fort Worth Zoo, Nashville Zoo, and San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The Zoo is her first book. Susan Deming is an illustrator based in San Francisco, USA. One of her favourite jobs was the several years she spent teaching art in public schools to children 6-11. Susan’s favourite books are science or nature non-fiction and nature field guides. When she is not at her desk, you can find Susan taking long walks in the hills surrounding her home or in her garden.

A zoo employee herself with a viral following, Payne leads young visitors through a typical day at a generic zoological park... A wide-ranging zoological overview.