Andy awakes with a smile because today his class is going to the zoo. In conversation with his mother, he says that his favorite animal in the zoo is Randy, because the lion's name rhymes with Andy. In school, Ms. Jay prepares the children for the visit. Meanwhile, at the zoo, the zookeeper is cleaning the cages and feeding the animals. After he feeds Randy he neglects to close the latch on the cage door. Accidently, Randy's tail swishes open the door and he walks out. Hearing the screams of visitors at the zoo, he goes on a tear, ends up on the grounds of Andy's school, and soon strolls into Andy's classroom. His teacher, Ms. Jay, is very scared but she keeps her cool. She tells the children to walk slowly to a corner while she goes to the closet where the children's lunches are stored. After emptying the lunch boxes on the floor, she moves away slowly. Meanwhile, Randy heads for the children until the smell of food draws him into the closet. Ms. Jay slams the door shut and saves the day! The story ends with a celebration of Ms. Jay's heroism.

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Andy Goes to Preschool
Andy Plays the Number Game

"Love of children," stands out in Bernice's life. Trained as a social worker (Russel Sage College), teacher (State University of New York in Plattsburg) and guidance counselor and reading specialist (New York University), she has used her knowledge and skills in many ways. Early in her career, she was a caseworker for children in foster homes. One of her most challenging and satisfying experiences began ten days after her honeymoon when she became cottage mother for twenty boys, ages 5 to 15, boys who had been unable to adjust to life in other cottages. Most of her working years, however, were devoted to teaching children - in preschool, kindergarten and the early grades - on Long Island, and in supervising student teachers of the early grades at Douglass College and Rutgers University. Her joy in her work was combined with joy in her personal life, as wife, mother of two sons, and four-time grandmother. These two interrelated sides - her career and her personal life - are reflected in two co-authored books: four editions of Student Teacher's Handbook and A Guide to a Happier Family. She has been on many radio and TV programs, including Oprah. Her other interests include reading, sports, especially tennis, and the arts. She is happy to have Michael Go as her partner in producing the Andy Series of Rhymed Children's Books.

Illustrator Michael Go is an up-and-coming artist. Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, he grew up on comics, cartoons, and comic books. Having a love for visual imagery and the creation of art, he pursued his studies at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. He graduated in 2003 with a BFA in Painting and aspires to circulate his talents in different settings, including books, galleries and film media.