Akiko and the Intergalactic Zoo

Mark Crilley. Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers, $9.95 (160pp) ISBN 978-0-385-72968-0

As a show of gratitude for rescuing Prince Froptoppit, the King of Smoo sends Akiko and her friends on a vacation to the planet Quilk to visit their famous zoo in Akiko and the Intergalactic Zoo by Mark Crilley. But the zookeeper wants Akiko for his special collection can her friends free her? (May)

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