With How to Draw Zoo Animals, young artists learn to bring their favorite creatures to life, guided by realistic illustrations and step-by-step instructions for 20 different animals found at the zoo.

Now anyone can learn to draw realistic animals! Simple step-by-step instructions make it fun and easy to draw a lifelike animals, including:

• Panda bear
• Giraffe
• Elephant
• Tiger
• Cheetah
• Toucan
• Hippopotamus
• Kangaroo
• Orangutan
• Zebra
• and more!

Each drawing lesson begins with a basic shape and progresses, step by step, to a finished piece of artwork, making it easy to follow along. Trivia, fun facts, and the conservation status for each animal provide inspiration and additional learning opportunities.  

Just start with basic shapes and follow the illustrated examples—you'll be creating your own amazing masterpieces in no time at all.

Also available from the Learn to Draw series: How to Draw Cats & Kittens, How to Draw Dinosaurs, How to Draw Dogs & Puppies, How to Draw Horses & Ponies, How to Draw Sea Creatures, and How to Draw Animal Friends.
 

Diana Fisher is a widely published illustrator whose artwork has won her a scholarship as well as several scholastic and advertising awards. She studied fine art in New York and computer graphics in Arizona. Before concentrating on illustrating, Diana was an art teacher to children with special needs, a graphic designer, and a portrait artist. Diana paints in a variety of different media, including oil, watercolor, and acrylic. She has illustrated several books, including How to Draw Dogs & Puppies, How to Draw Cats & Kittens,and How to Draw Zoo Animals. Diana lives in Tempe, Arizona.