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Author
Series
Publisher
Weigl Publishers, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
420L
Language
Español
Description
Did you know that the gorilla is the biggest of all the apes? Gorillas live in the forests of Africa. Learn these and other interesting facts in A Gorilla's World.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
Introduces gorillas, describing their physical features, what they eat, where they live, and how they care for their young.
Author
Series
One and only Ivan stories volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a sequel to "The One and Only Ivan," former stray Bob, helped by friends Ivan and Ruby, searches for his lost sister on a journey that is dangerously complicated by an approaching hurricane.
Author
Series
One and only Ivan stories volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a spare, powerful text and evocative illustrations, the Newbery medalist Katherine Applegate and the artist G. Brian Karas present the extraordinary real story of a special gorilla.
Captured as a baby, Ivan was brought to a Tacoma, Washington, mall to attract shoppers. Gradually, public pressure built until a better way of life for Ivan was found at Zoo Atlanta.
From the Congo to America, and from a local business
...Publisher
[PBS]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
[Widescreen?].
Language
English
Description
"In 1971, graduate student Penny Patterson began teaching sign language to a gorilla named Koko. What started out as a scientific experiment evolved into an intimate friendship, which for almost half a century has challenged the way we think about animals and changed the course of many lives. Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks is a unique window into this incredible relationship."--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An alien child's quest to take a photograph of a "mysterious creature known as a human" has an unexpected result when a search through an Earth zoo brings an encounter with a gorilla.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about gorillas and leopards. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
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....
12) Ishmael
Author
Series
Ishmael trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Bantam
Pub. Date
1995.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Records the philosophical conversations that take place between a man and a gorilla named Ishmael after the man answers an advertisement for a pupil with a desire to save the world.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
©2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"On the day of his mother’s funeral, a young boy conjures the very visitor he needs to see: a gorilla. Wise and gentle, the gorilla stays on to answer the heart-heavy questions the boy hesitates to ask his father: Where did his mother go? Will she come back home? Will we all die? Yet with the gorilla’s friendship, the boy slowly begins to discover moments of comfort in tending flowers, playing catch, and climbing trees. Most of all, the gorilla...
14) Little Beauty
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a gorilla who knows sign language tells his keepers that he is lonely, they bring him a very special friend.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
This book tells about five unlikely animal friendships in sanctuaries and zoos, from around the world: Kenya's Owen the hippo and Mzee the tortoise; South Africa's Themba the elephant and Albert the sheep; California's Koko the gorilla and her kittens; Virginia's Kumbali the cheetah and Kago the dog; Ireland's Ben the dog and Duggie the wild dolphin.
20) Gorillas
Author
Publisher
Creative Education
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of gorillas, Earth's largest apes. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why gorillas do little but eat and sleep"--Provided by publisher.
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