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1) Gorillas
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Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 x 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of gorillas.
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Criterion collection volume 340
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
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English
Description
Koko, a six-year-old gorilla, is the subject of a controversial Stanford University research project conducted by Penny Patterson. A perceptive simian who communicates with humans via sign language, Koko knows more than 300 signs and can combine them to make new hybrid descriptions. Director Schroeder and cinematographer Almendros present a visual argument exposing the contradictions that arise when scientific experiments are used to graph human behavior...
4) Gorillas
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72 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
6) Gorillas
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Language
English
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Description
Introduces the habitat and characteristics of gorillas.
9) Gorillas
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A kindergarten-level introduction to gorillas, covering their growth process, behaviors, the forests they call home, and such defining physical features as their strong jaws"--
10) Gorilla
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Follow the life of a baby gorilla, born in the mountains of Africa, from birth to her sixth birthday, when she is grown up.
11) My Ishmael
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288 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the relationship between a lowland gorilla with telepathic powers and a humanitarian twelve-year-old girl, who challenges his role and his wisdom as a teacher of humanity.
12) Second-grade ape
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48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Flash Fleetwood finds a very quiet gorilla which he names Phil, and, to the delight of the second grade students, their teacher Mrs. Hotdogbun says he may attend school along with them.
13) Gorilla
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
14) El gorila
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24 pages ; 28 cm.
Language
Español
Description
"This new Spanish edition surveys key aspects of gorillas, describing the great apes' appearance, behaviors, and habitats. A folk tale explains why these creatures do nothing but eat and sleep,"
"Esta nueva edición en español analiza los aspectos clave de los gorilas y describe la apariencia, el comportamiento y los hábitats de los grandes simios. Un cuento popular explica por qué estas criaturas no hacen más que comer y dormir,"
15) A forest in the clouds: my year among the mountain gorillas in the remote enclave of Dian Fossey
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Physical Desc
xx, 391 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A zoologist's portrait of Dr. Dian Fossey's remarkable mountain gorilla camp documents the story of the controversial unraveling of the Rwandan facility after Fossey's murder and the author's contributions to tracking mountain gorillas through hostile terrain, confronting aggressive silverbacks and rehabilitating orphaned baby gorillas.
16) Little gorilla
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Language
English
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Description
Little Gorilla's family and friends try to help him overcome his special growing pains.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
In a magical place called the Congo, in the beautiful forests and jungles of Virunga National Park, lives a young female mountain gorilla named Miza. She was just like any other baby gorilla, riding on her mother's back, playing, taking naps. Then, one day, when Miza and her mother were out searching for food, Miza's mother disappeared, leaving her baby alone and frightened. Miza's father, a fierce silverback named Kabirizi and the leader of Virunga's...
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63 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
Description
"Everyone knows the nature-loving Gorillas have their own way of doing things. But that's not going to stop Laval from training them to be warriors. Or Wilhurt from stealing their CHI! Will the Gorillas keep their mellow, or will they go bananas? Then, Rizzo the Raven holds an auction between Crooler and Windra--two of the most vicious animals in Chima. This may be one deal that's too hot for even a Raven to handle!"--Page 4 of cover.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
When one gorilla counts them, cats, birds, fish, and frogs add up to an enchanting ten.
The reader is challenged to find two butterflies, three budgerigars, four squirrels, five pandas, six rabbits, seven frogs, eight fish, nine birds, and ten cats in detailed scenes.
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