The Secret Zoo

The Secret Zoo by Bryan Chick is a wonderfully imaginative book that instantly draws young readers in. The story is full of adventure, mystery, and heart, and the animal characters make it especially exciting for kids. The writing is easy to follow while still being captivating, and the beautiful cover art perfectly reflects the magic inside. This book is great for independent readers or for reading together as a family. It encourages curiosity, imagination, and a love for reading. Highly recommended for children who enjoy adventure stories and animals!

My daughter has to start reading chapter books in school so I wanted to get her prepared and bought a bunch of different books to read. This was one of them. With the others, I've had to remind her to read X amount of pages for her reading log, but I don't have to with this book! She loves it so much that she's been asking me or telling me that she's gonna read it, and she's been reading it for longer periods of time. She has been so excited to tell me all about what she read when she's done. So this seems to be a really good book for little kids when they start reading more challenging books!

Reading this to my children at bedtime was delightful. I admittedly wasn’t sure how this story would fare. But page after page, I fell into adventure with Noah and the scouts and the authors voice. Excited to start the next book in the series.

After having just finished a 700-page novel, I was looking for a less heavy read to tackle next. This seemed to fit the bill so I gave it a shot. If you are looking for an airtight plot, impressive literary talent or perfect word choice, you won't find it here. But if you are willing to suspend your criticisms and just enjoy something for what it is, you will find a delightful little weekend read in this book. It is funny, at times suspenseful, at times silly, and reads to me like a story a parent would invent for their children (in fact, this may be a read-aloud for my daughter when she gets a little older. Kids will love it and parents, steal it from them so you can read it too! It is just the kind of lighthearted material that can bring a smile to your face after a long day at work. And since I was the kind of kid who used to love imagining I could interact with the animals at the zoo, the storyline was totally indulgent of my inner child. Great fun!

This book is exhilarating. My 10 year old says its the best book he's ever read. This book, while geared towards a 5th to 8th grade reading level brings about emotions of fear, happiness, love, joy, excitement and a whirlwind of others. At times it is funny and at times a bit scary for a younger child. I would say certain concepts are inferred such as kidnapping or missing children, death, and fighting, however done so in a way that lends itself to a comic relief. We will be continuing the series. The prairie dogs and Blizzard were our favorites. Highly reccomend this.

This is an amazing book series! I started reading together with my 10 year old and we both love all the books so far! Highly recommend for any kids who love adventure stories. My son is now 11 and we just finished book 5. We've found this universe has just the right amount of mystery, silliness, magic, suspense and emotion. I can't wait to get the next one!

My daughter and I read this book simultaneously as a book club if sorts. It is fast paced and the short chapters make it really easy to get through. Nearly every chapter made you want to keep reading. Highly recommend this book!

Nice book.

I bought this to read to my 6 year old son at bedtime - and found myself reading on after he'd fallen asleep each evening!! It's such an exciting and interesting concept - a group of children who discover there is far more to the local Zoo than they ever imagined! Their adventures are amazing, and the animals they befriend are great characters. I can't wait for the next book to come out so we can find out what happens next.

I like it

My grandson and I have been reading together on FaceTime throughout the pandemic. This is one of the best books we've read! The story is engaging and whimsical, and the writing is excellent! This is what children's literature should be. Josh and I highly recommend this book. We plan to read the whole series.

My daughter enjoyed reading this book.

Loved by my granddaughter!