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Great Apes - (Orca Wild) by Christopher Gudgeon (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Let's meet the great ape family!
- 9-12 Years
- 9.0" x 7.5" Hardcover
- 88 Pages
- Juvenile Nonfiction, Animals
- Series Name: Orca Wild
Description
About the Book
This nonfiction book introduces middle grade readers to great apes, including chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and bonobos. Featuring photos throughout, it explores great ape habitats, biology, threats to survival and how conservationists, scientists and young people are working to protect them.Book Synopsis
Let's meet the great ape family!
Get to know our charismatic chimpanzee cousins, the peaceful bonobos, three types of high-flying orangutans and those gentle giants of the jungle, the gorillas. Discover where and how they live, their biology, what they eat and what they share in common with humans--beyond their opposable thumbs. These giant mammals are our closest relatives in the animal world, known for their intelligence, complex social structures and communication skills. But great apes everywhere are in trouble. Their habitat is being destroyed by deforestation and the effects of climate change. Their population is dropping, and fast. In Great Apes, find out what conservationists, scientists and young people all over the world are doing to protect them.
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
From the Back Cover
Meet the family!
Did you know that apes are our closest relatives in the animal kingdom? Get to know our cousins--charismatic chimpanzees, peaceful bonobos, high-flying orangutans and gentle gorillas. Discover where and how they live, what they have in common with humans--beyond their opposable thumbs--and what we can do to protect them from deforestation and the effects of the climate crisis.
Review Quotes
"Appealing full-face close-ups mingle with views of cozy family groups or offspring with nurturing parents. A justly earnest call for concern."
-- "Kirkus Reviews"About the Author
Christopher Gudgeon writes books, TV shows and movies. He loves animals, nature, ghost stories and magic. His previous books include Ghost Trackers: The Unreal World of Ghosts, Ghost-Hunting and the Paranormal and Luck of the Draw: True-Life Tales of Lottery Winners and Losers. He lives in Toronto.