Featuring the voices of Ben Stiller (Alex the Lion), Chris Rock (Marty the Zebra), David Schwimmer (Melman the Giraffe) and Jada Pinkett Smith (Gloria the Hippo), Madagascar is the story of what happens to 4 New York City zoo animals are taken from the safety of their city homes, loaded on to a boat headed for Africa to be returned to the wild, and then shipwrecked on the island of Madagascar. More than a joke book, this book features gags, puns, trivia, and set pieces in the style of the movie.