Download or read book Growing Up Gorilla written by Clare Hodgson Meeker and published by Millbrook Press ™. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This heartwarming true story chronicles what happened after a mother gorilla gave birth for the first time and then walked away from her newborn baby at Seattle's Woodland Park. The dedicated staff worked tirelessly to find innovative ways for mother and baby to build a relationship. The efforts were ultimately successful, as baby Yola bonded with her mother and the rest of the family group.
Download or read book Gorilas Gorillas at the Zoo written by Finn Ward and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A trip to the zoo isn’t complete without visiting the gorillas! These curious animals love climbing trees and playing with their babies. Through accessible text matched with vivid photographs, early readers will love learning all about what these amazing creatures eat and how they spend their days building nests to rest in each night. Gorillas never use the same nest twice, and whether they sleep on the ground or up above depends on each gorilla. Just like humans, each gorilla has its own habits and even uses tools to make the zoo feel more like home.
Download or read book Gorillas in Our Midst written by Jeff Lyttle and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just as gorillas have a special allure for zoo visitors around the world, the Columbus, Ohio, zoo has a special place in the history of the care and captive breeding of the greatest of the great apes. Columbus was the site of the world's first captive gorilla birth in 1956, and in the more than four decades that have passed since that historic day, twenty-six more gorillas have been born into the Columbus Zoo gorilla family.
Download or read book Gorillas at the Zoo written by Finn Ward and published by Gareth Stevens. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giraffes are the tallest land animals on Earth, and these big creatures have a lot to teach readers about zoo life. Through simple text and well-chosen photographs, beginning readers will love learning about a day in the life of a giraffe at the zoo. From their love of munching leaves to raising their young, giraffes are some of young readers' favorite animals to see at the zoo.
Download or read book Colo s Story written by Nancy Roe Pimm and published by Lerner Publishing Group. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the life of Colo, the first gorilla born in captivity, from her birth at the Columbus Zoo to her development into an adult, her progeny, and her distinction as the oldest living gorilla in the world.
Download or read book Ivan written by Katherine Applegate and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of Ivan, known as the Shopping Mall Gorilla, who lived alone in a small cage for almost 30 years before being relocated to the gorilla habitat at ZooAtlanta.
Download or read book Growing Up Gorilla written by Clare Hodgson Meeker and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! This heartwarming true story chronicles what happened after a mother gorilla gave birth for the first time and then walked away from her newborn baby at Seattle's Woodland Park. The dedicated staff worked tirelessly to find innovative ways for mother and baby to build a relationship. The efforts were ultimately successful, as baby Yola bonded with her mother and the rest of the family group.
Download or read book Gorillas Among Us written by Dawn Prince-Hughes and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the days of a gorilla family, offering insight into their diet, communication, behavior, and recreation, provoking human introspection.
Download or read book Baby Gorillas at the Zoo written by Cecelia H. Brannon and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-12-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simple text illustrated by full-page color photos gives readers an inside look into the life of a baby gorilla at the zoo. They will learn about what a baby gorilla eats, how it plays, and at what age it learns to walk. An illustrated Words to Know section at the beginning of the book prepares readers to understand the vocabulary they will encounter in the text.
Download or read book Raising Gordy the Gorilla written by Georgeanne Irvine and published by Little Simon. This book was released on 1993-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The personable narrative and attractive photographs make the material well worth introducing to readers".--Horn Book. Full-color photographs.
Download or read book Raising America s Zoo written by Kara Arundel and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1955, a young former Marine ventured to the Belgian Congo on a month-long adventure safari to view Africa's diverse wildlife. When Arthur "Nick" Arundel boarded a commercial airliner for home, he carried a baby gorilla in each arm. Their destination was the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., known as "America's Zoo." The wild apes arrived at an antiquated zoo, which fought for decades to showcase gorillas, but knew little about how to raise them. Their journey from Africa to America was the beginning of dramatic changes for the gorillas Nikumba and Moka and for the zoo that would evolve from a menagerie-type park to an internationally respected center focused on conservation of both captive and wild species.
Download or read book Gorillas written by Kathleen Pohl and published by Gareth Stevens. This book was released on 2007-07-22 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of gorillas, with special emphasis on ones that live in zoos.
Download or read book Gorillas Up Close written by Christena Nippert-Eng and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A beautifully photographed look at the lives of gorillas." --
Download or read book Good Night Gorilla oversized board book written by Peggy Rathmann and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-09-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This roomy trim size is perfect for sharing with groups and lap sitters, and will stand up to years of repeat readings.
Download or read book Voices from the Ape House written by Beth Armstrong and published by Trillium. This book was released on 2020 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A memoir from an influential Columbus Zoo gorilla keeper and conservationist"--
Download or read book The One and Only Ivan written by Katherine Applegate and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Award-winning novel The One and Only Ivan is now a major motion picture streaming on Disney+ This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes. In the tradition of timeless stories like Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create an unforgettable story of friendship, art, and hope. The One and Only Ivan features first-person narrative; author's use of literary devices (personification, imagery); and story elements (plot, character development, perspective). This acclaimed middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 8, for independent reading, homeschooling, and sharing in the classroom. Plus don't miss The One and Only Bob, Katherine Applegate's return to the world of Ivan, Bob, and Ruby!
Download or read book Gorilla written by Jinny Johnson and published by Creative Company. This book was released on 2006 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes gorillas in the wild and explains the special things zoos do to care for gorillas and make them feel at home.
