Jack Hanna
“America’s Best Zoos, a Travel Guide to Fans and Families is a fantastic resource for people of all ages who enjoy visiting zoological parks! Sixty of the top zoos in
If you’re hooked on zoos like I am, you’ll treasure this book!”
Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus,
Host, TV’s “Jack Hanna's Into the Wild”
International Zoo News
“America's Best Zoos is an excellent book. It catalogues in loving detail the best features of sixty major zoos of the U.S.A., and offers brief descriptions of many more... reviews are full, knowledgeable and enthusiastic, and they succeed in conveying a flavour of the places they seek to describe... I can not see that anyone with even the slightest interest in zoos would not want to read America's Best Zoos. It is bursting with information, it is enthusiastic and it is energetic.”
John Tuson, International Zoo News, July/August 2008, Vol. 55/5 (No. 366), pages 293-295
Library Journal
“Extensive entries, much more comprehensive than in traditional travel guides… Essential for zoo fans; libraries will want circulating and reference copies. Highly recommended.”
Edell M. Schaefer,
Library Journal
We Know Books
(Homewood Public Library, Alabama)
“This is a wonderful guide to learn about zoos and the variety of
animals and exhibits in the many zoos listed as well as others. Anyone
planning a trip would do well to use this volume to have an interesting
and fun outing.”
Beth,
Midwest Book Review
“The United States is home to some of the best zoos in the entire world. 'America's Best Zoos: A Travel Guide for Fans and Families' is a complete and comprehensive listing of the best places to visit humanely kept wildlife in the United States. Featuring a directory complete with tips, driving directions, listings of rare exotic animals and the niches some of them fill (such as Arizona-Sonoroa's Desert Museum for desert creatures), 'America's Best Zoos' is a must-have for any wildlife lover traveling across the country. Highly recommended for community library travel collections.”
Midwest Book Review:
“takes readers on a tour of the top 60 zoos in the United States... The authors note opportunities to interact with the animals at each zoo, ranging from walking among them to feeding to petting and grooming--with a special emphasis on children's activities of all kinds... an especially handy tool if you want to know which zoo to visit to see a rare animal or a personal favorite.”
Family Motor Coaching magazine: July
Metro Spirit (Augusta, GA)
“<The authors> experience and passion show through on every page of this work, and throughout the piece, highlighted information provides easy access for families planning trips throughout the country.... a wonderful resource for basic information on the zoos... The truest gem of the piece is the collection of photos, which rivals any collection of animal observation in terms of perspective and visionary beauty.... provides a lovely guide to a pleasant hobby ready to be experienced throughout the United States.”
Metro Spirit: Augusta's Independent Voice: July 2, 2008
Green Daily
“The guide is written in clear, engaging prose, and you can tell that both Nyhuis and Wassner really
love their subject -- only true afficionados can absorb all of that
detail, and then turn around and share it with such a sense of
excitement and wonder. I especially appreciated their efforts to
showcase the unique aspect of each zoo.”
Cat Lincoln,
