by Virginia a. Baker (Author)
Pavo and Marty help children from different countries and cultures find similarities with one another. Join Pavo, a feisty Yorkie puppy, as he escapes his owner Pinny's backpack on a school field trip to the zoo. Pavo leaps into the Meerkat Habitat enclosure and enjoys himself digging throughout tunnels when he comes face to face with Marty the Meerkat Although they were frightened of each other at first, they discover they have dug out of the Meerkat Habitat enclosure and they must team up to get back. They soon learn they have a lot in common despite being from different places. They share laughs and frights and enjoy new foods on their adventure throughout the zoo. But as the sun sets and the moon rises....day turns to night, how will Pavo get back to Pinny?