{"product_id":"cubs-in-the-tub-isbn-9780823443185","title":"Cubs in the Tub","description":"\u003cb\u003eFred and Helen Martini longed for a baby, and they ended up with dozens of lion and tiger cubs! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSnuggle up to this purr-fect read aloud about the Bronx Zoo's first female zookeeper.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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★ \"A charming reflection of courage and change.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ★ \"Warm, retro cartoon art captures all the adorable and humorous  antics of baby animals as Helen undertakes fostering first the lion cub  and then, later, four tiger cubs. The art makes it easy to forget the  wild nature of these giant cats who like to snuggle and sit in laps, and  the interplay between the pictures and the lively text creates a  heartwarming and upbeat atmosphere.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Horn Book,\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The charming saga of Helen’s journey from a homemaker to a pioneering zookeeper is narrated in well-written, accessible prose. . . . Charming and adorable\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—School Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The  account of romping around an apartment with adorable and affectionate  baby big cats will make young audiences purr with joy (and a little  envy). Line and watercolor art is cuddly and cozy, with drab wartime  colors and lots of period hats in the crowds; the illustrations give the  animals plenty of cuteness without overdoing it, keeping Helen  Martini’s role front and center.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Telling the tale with great attention to detail, Fleming perfectly captures both time and place as well as the loving, determined woman who forged her way in a man’s profession. Downing’s illustrations in a wide variety of sizes and hues will keep readers’ attention glued to the pages and are in sync with the text in every way. . . . A lovely homage to a little-known woman and her quiet achievement.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"There's a fairy tale quality to Fleming's story of Helen Martini, a woman whose longing for a baby was filled by raising a series of orphaned big cat cubs, which unexpectedly led to her becoming the first female zookeeper at the Bronx Zoo. . . . Downing’s sensitive illustrations shine in a rich, muted palette, using sweeping lines and patterned details to conjure cozy, 1940s-era domestic scenes where lions snooze on laps and tigers frolic in bubble baths.\"\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300809756901,"sku":"NP9780823443185","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780823443185.jpg?v=1767724337","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/cubs-in-the-tub-isbn-9780823443185","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}