Belly Up is a 306-page fiction mystery novel for kids by Stuart Gibbs. Belly Up takes place in a fictional zoo/amusement park in Texas called Funjungle, where the park's mascot, Henry Hippo has been found dead. While Funjungle claims it is a natural death, the main character believes it was murder.
I recently read this book and thought it was great. Stuart Gibbs seem to know a lot about zoos, and makes referenced to great zoos around North America (Bronx and San Diego are mentioned often). Gibbs also mentions things that we as ZooChatters notice to often, like people feeding the animals, teasing the animals, only going to zoos to see ABC species, or skipping the entire reptile house because the animatronic dinosaurs are inside it. The mystery was great too.
Overall, it was a great book, and very worth reading! There are two sequels called Poached and Big Game, but I haven't managed to read them yet.
I recently read this book and thought it was great. Stuart Gibbs seem to know a lot about zoos, and makes referenced to great zoos around North America (Bronx and San Diego are mentioned often). Gibbs also mentions things that we as ZooChatters notice to often, like people feeding the animals, teasing the animals, only going to zoos to see ABC species, or skipping the entire reptile house because the animatronic dinosaurs are inside it. The mystery was great too.
Overall, it was a great book, and very worth reading! There are two sequels called Poached and Big Game, but I haven't managed to read them yet.
