Andy's Animal Alphabet Almanac

Experience learning and loving animals in these cozy pages containing photos—taken at zoos and aquariums around the world—that help readers emotionally connect while reading sing-song rhymes that teach and surprise. The youngest children will instantly recognize most, but even adults will learn fascinating facts about each magnificent creature.  Perfect as a bedtime favorite or a teacher’s tool for learning with fun.

100% OF SALES FROM THIS BOOK ARE DONATED TO THE NORTH ALABAMA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY (NALZS).

This book contains thoughtfully photographed, high-quality images that the youngest children will instantly recognize.  Taken at zoos and aquariums around the world, these photos help readers to emotionally connect with the magnificent creatures.  The pictures are coupled with poems that contain carefully researched and fascinating facts that will teach even adult readers something new, and each is couched in a sing-song rhyme that brings enjoyment and surprise.  Targeted at fostering a lifelong love for animals, proceeds of sales from this book will be used to directly benefit wildlife research, conservation, and education.

Creating this book allowed Andy Crocker to combine several of his passions into a single project: poetry, photography, and zoos. He is trained and works as an aerospace engineer, but he has always been interested in the arts and particularly in poetry. He has visited over 75 zoos and aquariums and wildlife reserves around the world, and he visits new ones whenever he can. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the North Alabama Zoological Society (NALZS), which is developing a new zoo for the Huntsville, Alabama/Tennessee Valley area.