Ever since 1997, Alien Zoo, Dr. Shuker's cryptozoology news column, has been a regular feature in "Fortean Times," the world's premier magazine devoted to unexplained phenomena of every kind. Today, the long-running series has been meticulously compiled by Dr. Shuker, incorporating numerous remarkable illustrations.

12-year-old twins, Ben and Jen, are shocked when the grandad they hardly knew dies and leaves them something extraordinary in his will - the role of head zookeepers at a secret Alien Zoo. Now it's their job to ensure the zoo runs properly and that all the strange creatures are looked after. However, the only thing they have to go on is their grandad's handwritten manual - The Alien Zoo... and You!

Always dream big, work hard, and follow your dreams, and one day you might just make it! You never know whats around the corner, but if things dont go to plan, maybe they will somehow work out much better than you ever expected. Join the big dreaming triplets (Natty, Matty, and Patty) as they travel into space in search of aliens to make a zoo. When their spaceship crashlands, the three brothers find themselves on a little planet with a big surprise hidden inside!

ust to get this straight . . . There were four angry aliens coming after us who had: a) zombie super-strength b) ginormous razor-sharp scorpion tails and c) a hankering for human hand rolls. Just another fun-filled day in The Alien Zoo.' A dead grandad. A secret Alien Zoo. And only two kids to save humankind from total extinction. What could possibly go wrong? Funny, mysterious and a little bit rude - hold on to your hippos and come back inside The Alien Zoo.