THE NEW ZOO is ready to open - but where are all the animals? The clever monkeys have opened all the train cars and the animals are hiding all over Sodor! Lift the flaps and help Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends hunt for a hungry bear, a sleeping tiger, noisy parrots, and many more! Not available for several years, this popular title is now available in thischild-friendly, rack-sized format.
Author
Wilbert Vere Awdry, OBE, better known as the Rev. W. Awdry, was an English clergyman, railway enthusiast and children's author, and creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, who starred in Awdry's acclaimed Railway Series. The characters that would make Awdry famous, and the first stories featuring them, were invented in 1943 to amuse his son Christopher during a bout of measles. The first book (The Three Railway Engines) was published in 1945, and by the time Awdry stopped writing in 1972, The Railway Series numbered 26 books. Christopher subsequently added further books to the series.
