Leave It to Plum!

Matt Phelan

eBook - 2022

"An instant hit."—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"A splendid hullabaloo at the zoo."—BooklistA Texas Bluebonnet BookWhen a small mammal with an oversized ego tries to take over the zoo, just leave it to the big-hearted peacock Plum to save the day! From award-winning author Matt Phelan, Leave It to Plum! is a highly illustrated young middle grade novel perfect for reluctant readers and animal lovers everywhere.Every day the peacocks are allowed to wander freely among Athensville Zoo's visitors, delighting and guiding kids and grown-ups alike. The peacocks are very proud of their responsibility; none so much as kind, curious Plum.But Itch the ningbing—a type of very small marsupial—doesn'...;t understand why those birdbrains should get so much freedom while he's all cooped up. So he plots and plots, sure that he will escape and become the zoo... more