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1) Congo
Author
Language
English
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Description
A twentieth-century adventure that will plunge you into the heart of Africa with three intrepid adventurers, in a desperate bid to find the fabulous diamonds of the Lost City of Zinj. In it you will encounter the Kigani cannibals, flaming volcanoes, ferocious gorillas, and Amy. Cuddly, fluent in sign language, and fun to be with- in a tight situation she's the smartest gorilla you're ever likely to meet. . . .
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gladys the gorilla is tired of eating nothing but bananas, until the day she smells something wonderful that lures her from the zoo in search of a new treat.
Author
Language
English
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Description
Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or...
5) My Ishmael
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
274 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Series
Language
English
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Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.
Author
Series
Bravelands curse of the sandtongue volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"For generations, the Silverback troop has lived in peaceful seclusion high above the plains, but when a new evil descends on their home, one young gorilla must venture into the unknown to prevent darkness from taking hold of all they hold dear"--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Amelia must continually remind her gorilla friend, Nilson, not to have fits, especially when they are running errands with her mother, but sometimes Amelia stomps and growls, too.
10) Ishmael
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam/Turner Book
Language
English
Description
One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author.
“A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet . . . laid out for us with an originality and a clarity that few would deny.”—The New...
“A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet . . . laid out for us with an originality and a clarity that few would deny.”—The New...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"A zookeeper always on the fringe learns to go after her wildest dreams--including a certain television star--in this charming and laugh-out-loud romantic comedy by Kerry Rea, author of The Wedding Ringer. Lucy Rourke has two great loves in her life: the gorilla troop she cares for as a primatologist and the laundry list of reality TV shows she watches to escape the fact that her actual love life doesn't exist. And like a reality contestant gunning...
13) Still a gorilla
Author
Language
English
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Description
Willy the Gorilla imitates the other animals at the zoo, but despite pretending he remains always a gorilla.
15) Orphaned
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Snub is a young female gorilla, somewhat jealous because her mother is occupied with a new baby, curious of the world around her, a world that is being reshaped by shaking ground and mountains that bleed fire, and most terrifyingly by a new form of predator that walks on two legs; when her mother is killed Snub finds herself in charge of her baby brother--and accompanied by one of the not-gorillas, a very young female who has been orphaned by the...
16) Gorilla Garage
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Children
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A boy and his father see strange and unusual things when their car breaks down and they are rescued by a gorilla.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Priscilla is obsessed with gorillas. But when her ape-like behavior gets her sent to the Thinking Corner, Priscilla wonders if she is really channeling her inner gorilla, or just being a troublemaker"--
Author
Series
Bravelands curse of the sandtongue volume 2
Language
English
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Description
As a terrible evil spreads through the Bravelands, causing families to split and longtime allies to turn against each other, Bramble, Chase, and Prance seek help from the Great Father, who may not be able to save them this time.
20) Look!
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustratons ; 26 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Using only two words--"look" and "out"--relates a story about an attention-loving gorilla, a television-loving boy, and a friendship that develops over books.
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