We're Going to the Zoo (Board Book) (ISBN-13: 9781761347542)

Taronga Conservation Society is a non-profit organization whose vision is to secure a shared future for wildlife and people. Taronga has released more than 55,000 animals into the wild through its conservation breeding programs and rehabilitation at its two Wildlife Hospitals and contributes to more than 60 conservation programs, including 17 recovery breeding programs. When you purchase this book, visit their two world-class Zoos, stay overnight, donate, or participate in an unforgettable behind-the-scenes experience, you're saving wildlife and supporting critical conservation work here in Australia and around the world. Thank you for being a supporter of the wild!

Cate James is an illustrator and printmaker from Sydney. Originally from Scotland, she now lives in the Northern Beaches of the city with her two miniature dachshunds and works mainly from her studio at home amongst gum trees full of wildlife, close to the ocean. Cate is happy drawing in any setting, as long as there aren't any snakes, and is very proud of a pen drawing of a crocodile she drew when she was 2 years old.

Cate studied printmaking BA (hons) and illustration MDes at Edinburgh College of Art, where she went on to work as studio assistant and Illustrator in Residence. Most of her work as a freelance illustrator is in children's publishing. She has worked on about 40 illustrated books and publications to date, in Australia, the UK and the US.

​Cate is also a lecturer at UNSW and a printmaking technician, and visits schools and libraries to run workshops and talks to encourage young artists. She mentors emerging illustrators, and designs for Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity and the Scottish Book Trust.