The Last Zookeeper -- Aaron Becker, Hardcover

A master of the wordless form imagines a futuristic Noah's Ark in a luminous sci-fi parable for our changing world.

The Earth has flooded. The only signs of humankind are the waterlogged structures they left behind. Peeking out from the deluge are the remnants of a zoo, home to rare and endangered animals, survivors of long neglect. Tender-hearted NOA is a construction robot who's found new purpose as the caretaker of the zoo's beleaguered inhabitants. Bracing for the next storm, NOA builds an ark from the wreckage in search of new land and a new home, only to discover something even more profound. With boundless compassion and sweeping scenes of sea and sky punctuated by detailed wordless panels to pore over, Caldecott Honor-winning creator Aaron Becker delivers a timely and concrete message about the rewards of caring in even the most difficult of times that is sure to inspire the dreamers among us.

Author: Aaron Becker
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 03/26/2024
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.50h x 10.60w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781536227680
Audience: Ages 9-12

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/04/2023
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2024
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2024 pg. 70
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2024 - Book Of Special Distinction
Foreword 02/13/2024
Booklist 03/01/2024 pg. 51

About the Author
Aaron Becker is the best-selling author of the award-winning Journey trilogy and other books for children young and old, including The Tree and the River and A Stone for Sascha. When he's not home with his wife and two daughters, he can be found creating something new in his backyard studio in western Massachusetts.