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Excellent autobiography for young people as well as adults.
My 8 year old was assigned to do her monthly book report on a biography. She wanted to read about Abraham Lincoln... until she found out she had to dress up as the book's subject! Regrouping with a week to go and a driving vacation looming, I rushed to ...to find a children's biography available in audio download... and stumbled upon this gem. We all listened to the (abridged) audio version on the trip, and I do think that hearing it read by the author added a great deal. My daughter read the unabridged book with fascination when we got home, though I suspect she might have had more difficulty relating to the book had she not heard Jane Goodall speak her own words first. At any rate, the report (outfitted with khakis, a notebook, and a velcro-handed stuffed chimp) was a great success, and my daughter has met a role model of determination, compassion, and wisdom.

A Heart-warming Adventure
An excellent book!Reading about the extraordinary life Jane Goodall has led is fascinating in itself.Add to it the personalities of the chimps you get to know as you read the book and the adventures Jane Goodall has experienced, and you have a fascinating read.Other reviews recommend this book to children, I recommend it for adults as well.I am thirty-something years young and cried when I read parts of this.Dr. Goodall's love for these animals really comes through.

Boring!
This book was so broing I couldn't even get through the whole thing.She was putting me to sleep! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - General    4. Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology    5. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography    6. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    7. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    8. Chimpanzees    9. England    10. Gombe Stream National Park    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    14. Primatologists    15. Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    16. Tanzania    17. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Apes & Monkeys   

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We are pretty much from the Planet of the Apes. Lol (^u^)
I haven't read this book but I have watched the documentary on the Nature channel called Communications with KoKo I believe it was and I was amazed at how smart gorillas really are. What I once took advantage of has now changed due to this documentary. Gorillas are really in some ways identical to humans and after you watch this documentary you come to realize that you're just a naked gorilla ... a gorilla without all the fur/hair. I recommend watching this documentary and I think you can purchase it at PBS.org

Koko-Love is a wonderful, warm, funny book!
Children of any age--not just 4-8 year-olds--will love Koko-Love!It is full of fascinating information and photos all about Koko, the signing gorilla, and her family.Its humor and gentle friendliness will move allreaders.It's hard to read this book without reassessing your view ofanimals! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Biography    3. Children's 4-8 - Nature    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. General    6. Gorilla    7. Human-animal communication    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Koko (Gorilla)    11. Animals    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Juvenile Nonfiction   

Editorial Review

Jane Goodall might be a household name for most grownups, thanks to herpioneering work with chimpanzees and more recent efforts at habitatpreservation. But many kids don't know the Goodall story and will love thischance to hit the ground in Tanzania and learn about the remarkable scientistand her beloved chimp friends. With dozens of vintage photographs, Goodallrecounts her early research in Gombe National Park, including a recap of herchildhood and how she came to know Louis Leakey and first enter the bush. Withclear and careful prose, Goodall explains her findings about chimp communitiesand communication, the role of hierarchies, and what sort of threats chimpanzeesface today. Best of all, Goodall's account always keeps curious young readers inmind, even relating some of her mistakes, such as when she became too close toher subjects and interfered with her own research.Read more

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Jane Goodall tells about her chimpanzees to a new generation
My father subscribed to both "National Geographic Magazine" and their related series of books, the most memorable of which was about Jane Goodall's study of chimpanzees in Africa.The story of her work and the photographs of Fifi, Flo, Flint, Gremlin, David Greybeard and the rest were so enthralling.Many of those photographs, such as the one of infant Flint watching his mother Flo fish for termites and showing that man is not the only tool-using animal, are collected in "The Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours," which Goodall uses to introduce her exciting work to a new generation of young readers. wonderful woman, extraordinary book
beautifully design and illustrated work by a woman who has devoted her life to chimpanzee rescue and understanding...(...)--this is for all children ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Behavior    3. Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Chimpanzees    7. Gombe Stream National Park    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Science & Nature - Zoology    11. Tanzania    12. Zoologists    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Mammals   

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lots of good info
Science author Seymour Simon gives us a great education on Gorillas in his book titled Gorillas.We learn neat facts about these creatures. They can weight only weight about 5 pounds we they are born up grow to weight more than 400 pounds! The book includes lots of full color photos of Gorillas.It also tells us there are 3 group of gorillas.We learn about all three groups in the book and get to see pictures of them as well. The majesty of the gorilla
In "Gorillas," a rich assortment of full-color photographs is complemented by the interesting, straightforward text of Seymour Simon. The result is fine book for young readers who are interested in gorillas. Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Gorilla    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Photography    8. Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Photography   

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A close connection
From the compelling portrait on the front cover, the photographs are one of the strongest features of this book. There are full-page photos of gorilla hands and feet that would be wonderful for actual comparison to a young readers' hands and feet. And this comparison would support one of the key messages of this book: humans and gorillas are very much alike. Sometimes that similarity is not such a good thing; for example, as humans and gorillas come into closer contact, the apes are catching human diseases which are hard for them to fight. Gorilla Doctors describes the work of veterinarians and other scientists who are struggling to keep the great apes safe in the wild. The language is very accessible, and could even work for a read-aloud to a younger child who's particuarly interested in gorillas.
Fascinating account of gorilla vets at work
This engaging book follows staff members of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project as they provide medical care to endangered gorillas in Rwanda. Turner combines compelling stories of individual gorillaswith clear explanations of how diseases are transferred between species. Kids will be intrigued by the detective work required to diagnose gorillas from a distance. Highly recommended.

You'll feel like you're there
A vivid portrayal of important work being done by gorilla vets in Rwanda.Written by a science writer who is also a skilled storyteller, it gives the reader a first-hand look at the plight of gorillas and what is being done to help them.Accounts of charming individual animals bring emotion to the fact-packed text. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Children's 9-12 - Animals/Pets    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Diseases    6. Gorilla    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile Science (General)    9. Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    10. Parc national des volcans    11. Rwanda    12. Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    13. Wildlife veterinarians    14. Wounds and injuries    15. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Apes & Monkeys   

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George is Terrific!
This book immediately became the favorite at my house!The illustrations are wonderful and bright, the cover draws you in to read about shapes and colors, animal sounds, opposites, emotions and seasons.It creates a wonderful enviroment for actually interacting and conversing with your child rather than just reading to him/her. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Children: Preschool    6. Concepts - General    7. Curious George (Fictitious cha    8. Curious George (Fictitious character)    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Preschool Concepts    12. Rey, H. A. / Rey, Margaret    13. Vocabulary    14. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Apes & Monkeys   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Babies & Toddlers    4. Gorilla    5. Juvenile literature    6. Life cycles   

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A beautiful portrait of a child and his community
In "The Chimpanzee Family Book," Jane Goodall's words combine with Michael Neugebauer's photographs to create a memorable portrait of a chimpanzee family. The star of this book is five month old Galahad, who lives with his mother Gremlin and their extended family in Tanzania's Gombe National Park.Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Chimpanzees    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile Zoological Sciences    7. Juvenile literature    8. Science & Nature - Zoology    9. Evolution & variation    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Apes & Monkeys    11. Primates   

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good intro for kids
I love gorillas and all things related to them.I bought this book even though I don't have kids!I liked that it discusses Dian Fossey and the mountain gorillas, as well as world-famous Koko.I was just so pleased to see gorillas described as they truly are.A book like this could inspire children to want to help save these gentle giants.I sure hope so, anyway. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Apes    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Gorillas    5. Juvenile literature    6. Readers - Beginner    7. English    8. English language readers    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Apes & Monkeys    10. Zoology & animal sciences   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology    4. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    6. Chimpanzees    7. England    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Research    11. Science & Technology - Zoology    12. Women primatologists    13. Goodall, Jane   

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Blend folktales with facts and provide fables, proverbs, legends, and introductory facts
Both young adults and younger audiences with parents who like to read aloud will appreciate the lovely new Shirley Climo story collection Monkey Business: Stories From Around The World, featuring color drawings peppered throughout by Eric Brooks, and monkey-focused stories from Africa, the Americas and Asia. This isn't a picturebook, nor is it entirely fiction: 118 pages blend folktales with facts and provide fables, proverbs, legends, and introductory facts. A unique, gorgeous coverage suitable for any elementary-level animal book collection.
Monkeys Galore!
BIAS ALERT! I am the illustrator of this book and VERY excited about it :) MONKEY BUSINESS is my first book illustrated for another author and also contains some of my favorite illustration work to date. A big thanks to Shirley Climo for writing the book and to the editors at Henry Holt for letting me illustrate it.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Folklore    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Life Sciences - Zoology - Primatology    9. Monkeys    10. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Apes & Monkeys   

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    3. Children's 4-8 - Nature    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. Infancy    7. Juvenile literature    8. Lemurs    9. Ring-tailed lemur    10. Science & Nature - Zoology    11. Non-Classifiable   

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    3. Animals - Lions, Tigers, Leopards, etc.    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Babies & Toddlers    6. Chimpanzees    7. Infancy    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature   

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Glorious Pop-Up Monkeys
This, my friends, is what all pop-up books should aspire to be.The center page is enough to take your breath away (and delight any children you may have, or even be babysitting) as a forest of trees and spider monkeys spring to life, some dangling from thread-like vines, othersescaping the menacing movements of a crocodile.Golden lion tamarinscuddle, baboons make frightful faces, all with incredible action and greatuse of depth on each page. You've really got to see it to believe it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Monkeys    7. Specimens    8. Toy and movable books    9. Animals    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Apes & Monkeys    11. Pop-up & lift-the-flap books   

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Greatest book series
These are the nicest kids books that I have seen on animals.They are intelligent, well written, cute and sturdy.The photos and illustrations are beautiful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Infancy    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Life Sciences - Zoology - Primatology    8. Orangutan    9. Science    10. Animals   

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Light Shining Through the Mist
I think this book was pretty interesting on how she lived a lot of her life helping gorillas. She wrecked poachers traps and learned to live somewhat like a gorilla. I would be very interested to read about her murder and why it happpened. She was a very brave women and lived very simply, yet she loved it. I thought she did a great thing.

Dian Fossey
This is a great book, and it is a wonderful way to understand the life of Dian Fossey. This is definetly a book for people who love animals and admire the work of Dian Fossey. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology    4. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    6. Children: Grades 3-4    7. Fossey, Dian    8. Gorilla    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    12. Primatologists    13. Rwanda    14. Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection    15. United States    16. Africa    17. Animals    18. Biography: general    19. Endangered species    20. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Apes & Monkeys    21. Photographs: collections    22. Photography & photographs    23. Scientists    24. Wild animals    25. Zoology & animal sciences   

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Lyrical and graceful poetry combined with adorable artwork
Dianne Ochiltree is a master of poetry, and in this adorable book, she demonstrates her substantial rhythmic skills. The words are playful and melodious, begging to be read aloud. The monkeys are all cute as a button, and the oversized, bright artwork literally jumps off the page. This is a beautiful book that hits all the right notes. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Addition    2. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    3. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    5. Children: Grades 1-2    6. Counting    7. Fiction    8. General    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Monkeys    11. Stories in rhyme    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Apes & Monkeys   

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A gorgeously illustrated and educational picture book
Part of the "Our Wild World" series, Monkeys by Deborah Dennard is a gorgeously illustrated and educational picture book filled with amazing facts about primates, their habitat, behavior, life cycles, and relationship to humans. Straightforwardly written and illustrated with superb color photographs, Monkeys is especially commended for young people with a keen interest in learning more about animals. Also highly recommended are the companion volumes, Chimpanzees...and Orangutans... ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Animals - General    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Monkeys   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Apes & Monkeys    2. Apes    3. Children's 4-8 - Nature    4. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 2-3    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Monkeys    9. Primates