Four New York City zoo animals - a lion who's used to being the centre of attention, a zebra who wants to live in the wild, a giraffe who's a hypochondriac, and a hippo who's got attitude to spare - are taken from the comfort of their homes and loaded on to a boar headed for Africa. Destination: the wild But instead they end up shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar, surrounded by the locals. Can the four survive in the wild without going crazy?

When four pampered New York City zoo animals are returned to the jungle, wild things happen! It's a good thing they have each other!

Join your favourite zoosters in this beautifully illustrated movie storybook, especially for younger fans of the hit movie, Madagascar: Escape to Africa.

DreamWorks’ Madagascar—finally retold in a Little Golden Book! Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, and their friends from DreamWorks’ Madagascar now star in their very own Little Golden Book perfect for children ages 3 to 5 and Madagascar fans of all ages! Alex is the star of the show at the New York Zoo, but his best friend, Marty, wants to live in the wild. One birthday wish later, Marty, Alex, and their friends find themselves on a boat on their way to Africa! Their wild adventures are retold for the first time ever in a Little Golden Book based on the hit movie!

After leaving the island of Madagascar to travel back to the New York Zoo, Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria can't believe it when they end up in the middle of the African wilderness! Just when they think their luck has gone down the tubes, Alex is reunited with his family. Meet them all in this fun-filled book!

"When Alex and his friends try to fly back to New York on an airplane built by penguins, a crash landing in Africa turns into one wild homecoming!"--Cover back

Alex the lion is a zoo animal and performer, while his father Zuba is the power king of the jungle, but despite their difference the two must work together to solve a problem that threatens all of the animals.