Not only are Zac and Zoe great friends who live at the zoo, they’re also spending a whole day helping Zoe’s mum with feeding lions, giraffes and meerkats; only sweeping up enormous amounts of stinky elephant poo proves challenging. But there’s a wonderful ‘lion surprise’ to top off a glorious animal-filled day.

This chapter book is a delightful depiction of a day in the life of two children lucky enough to be in such close proximity to native and wild animals! Engaging characters and story, simple vocabulary, short chapters and large print with lively colour illustrations will have junior readers hungry for more.

Meet Zoe and Zac at the Zoo and Meet Taj at the Lighthouse are the first two books in the wonderful new Aussie Kids series exploring diverse experiences in the lives of children all around Australia. Highly recommended for independent readers aged 6+.

Athina Clarke is the children’s book buyer at Readings Malvern.