title: Crocodiles Are the Best Animals of All! (Time to Read)
author:  Sean Taylor 
description: PreSchool-Grade 3&mdash;A contented donkey reclining at the beach declares, "nothing is better than being a donkey!" The crocodile snorkeling nearby begs to differ, setting in motion a chain of events in which the crocodile is challenged by a variety of animals to prove that he is the best. Moving through mountains and deserts, the crocodile out climbs a goat and out hops a kangaroo. Humorous color cartoon spreads feature animals wearing boots, sunglasses, swim trunks, and a peculiar cow-shaped inner tube. The crocodile outdoes every animal he meets, until the donkey realizes that he can do something the earless reptile cannot. Playful rhyming text, zany illustrations, and a satisfying conclusion result in a hilarious read-aloud.&mdash;<I>Lisa Glasscock, Columbine Public Library, Littleton, CO</I> <BR>Copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  _This book is dedicated to Parker Ferrari Van Nostrand._
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  Special thanks to Roy Wandelmaier, Susan Simpson, and James Stepien.
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  Published by Troll Associates, an imprint and registered trademark of  
  Troll Communications L.L.C.
  
  
  © 1995 Nintendo of America, Inc. All rights reserved.  
  
  
  Produced by Creative Media Applications, Inc.  
  Art direction by Fabia Wargin.
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  ISBN 0-816-74270-7
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![DKC-RoCI_cover](../Images/DKC-RoCI_cover.png)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ![DKC_title](../Images/DKC_title.png)  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Rescue on  
  Crocodile Isle
  
  
  ### By **Michael Teitelbaum**
  
  
  ![RoCI_1](../Images/RoCI_1.png)
  
  
  
  
  
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  # One  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  Donkey Kong let out a big sigh. _It doesn't get any better than this_ , he
  thought to himself. He stretched his hairy arms over his head and wriggled his
  toes in the white san