Books on Film: Making THE LAST ZOOKEEPER with Aaron Becker
The Last Zookeeper, by Aaron Becker, is one of the most accomplished picture books of the year, popping up on all sorts of Best of 2024 lists.
In this video Becker gives a behind the scenes look at how the book was made, from the evolution of the idea to the final art. It’s really well done and would be a good one to show kids after reading the book.
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Filed under: Authors, Books on Film
About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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