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1) Gorilla
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Follow the life of a baby gorilla, born in the mountains of Africa, from birth to her sixth birthday, when she is grown up.
2) Gorilla
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I see a gorilla. The gorilla is black. Beginning readers can learn all about gorillas in this short book in the I See Animals Series. With less than 20 unique words, kids can learn about interesting animals while building their reading fluency. Each I See Animals book uses simple sentences, sight words, and vibrant photos to help even the earliest readers delve into a nonfiction text. The books all contain a note to parents and caregivers with tips...
7) Gorilla
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Neglected by her busy father, a lonely young girl receives a toy gorilla for her birthday and together they take a miraculous trip to the zoo.
12) Gorilla dawn
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"Imara and Bobo, two children being held by rebel soldiers, are determined to return a captive baby gorilla back to the forest before it is sold"--OCLC.
13) Gorilla walk
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Describes an expedition into the field in southern Uganda to observe mountain gorillas in their native habitat.
14) Gorilla Garage
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A boy and his father see strange and unusual things when their car breaks down and they are rescued by a gorilla.
15) Gorilla tactics
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Cursed to die on his sixteenth birthday, Runt Higgins must find answers at the Great Library, as Dr. Critchlore takes desperate measures to save his monster boarding school from being sold.
16) Mountain gorilla
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Discusses the plight of mountain gorillas and why they are near extinction, as well as some of the ways humans can help.
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This profoundly moving tale about a grieving boy and an imaginary gorilla makes real the power of talking about loss. 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...
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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. It is a unique window into this incredible relationship.
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