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Zoo Doctor
small poster 1967 vintage advertising poster designed to promote literacy and recreational reading for students.
Poster Details

Source Material: The image and text are derived from the book Zoo Doctor, a 1957 collection of true accounts about animal patients at the New York Bronx Zoo.
Author: The book was written by William Bridges, who served as the curator of publications for the New York Zoological Society (Bronx Zoo).
Purpose: This specific poster was part of the "Invitations to Personal Reading" series for a Grade 5 curriculum.
Design: It features a pop-art style depiction of four chimpanzees with brightly colored faces (green, pink, yellow, and purple) set against a vibrant red background.

Text Content
The text on the poster describes the difficulty of treating "too wild" baby chimpanzees who, despite being normally affectionate, would revert to "jungle ways" when faced with medical tools like thermometers or hypodermic syringes. It encourages readers to find the book to learn how the doctor solved the problem of treating these patients.
Zoo Doctor (Poster)