Book excerpt: We've all heard about different kinds of animals and various creatures escaping from zoos where gates, for reasons unknown, have been left open. In this little fantasy, Miranda is bored with her daily life of sleeping, playing and eating bamboo. When she sees that the zoo's gate has been left open, she decides to take a trip into town! Share in Miranda's fun and see what she has learned by the time she returns to the zoo! People look elsewhere when everything they need is in front of them. Sometimes the best of all worlds is when everything stays the same.