Growing Up Gorilla: How a Zoo Baby Brought Her Family Together

by Clare Hodgson Meeker, Book Buddy Digital Media (Read by)

Overview

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This heartwarming true story chronicles what happened after a mother gorilla gave birth for the first time and then walked away from her newborn baby at Seattle's Woodland Park. The dedicated staff worked tirelessly to find innovative ways for mother and baby to build a relationship. The efforts were ultimately successful, as baby Yola bonded with her mother and the rest of the family group.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728412603
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	73 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	9 - 10 Years

About the Author

Clare Hodgson Meeker is the author of 12 children's books, including the 2016 Junior Library Guild Selection Rhino Rescue! and the Smithsonian Notable Book Lootas, Little Wave Eater. She lives in Seattle and San Francisco and is a founding member of the indie folk band, The Righteous Mothers.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Firstborn 4

Chapter 2 Home in the Gorilla Dens 10

Chapter 3 A Growing Bond 18

Chapter 4 Reaching Out 22

Chapter 5 The Power of Touch 26

Chapter 6 A Family at Last 34

We Are Family! 39

Protecting Gorillas around the World 40

Author's Note 42

Acknowledgements and Sources 43

Glossary 44

More about Gorillas 46

Index 48

Editorial Reviews

Growing Up Gorilla by Clare Hodgson Meeker is heartwarming true story chronicles what happened after a mother gorilla gave birth for the first time and then walked away from her newborn baby at Seattle's Woodland Park. . . Profusely illustrated throughout with full color photography, and also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99), "Growing Up Gorilla" is especially and unreservedly recommended for children ages 8-12 and will prove to be an enduringly popular addition to family, school, and community library Pets/Wildlife picture book collections.

From the Publisher

2019-05-12
Readers learn about gorillas in general and also how staff at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo managed two rare coups: getting a mother gorilla to bond with her rejected baby and incorporating baby Yola into the zoo's existing gorilla family.

The layout, charts, and colorful photographs are enticing. A bright table of contents establishes six chapters, which hint of the story to come, starting at "Firstborn" and ending with "A Family at Last." Nadiri, the 19-year-old gorilla who gives birth to Yola, was herself raised by humans in a sterile nursery, so it is no surprise to staff when Nadiri gives birth and walks away. Judy, Harmony, and other staff members have come to understand in the interim that "mothering is a learned behavior." The text gives many examples of the ways that these dedicated people work to teach Nadiri mothering skills, including providing dolls to hug during pregnancy and tempting her with sweet treats to get her closer to her baby. Readers become familiar not only with Yola and Nadiri, but also with family members Akenji—an extroverted female—and Leo, a shy silverback male. Although slim and full of pictures, the book demands fairly able readers. There is a great deal of text—albeit with simple syntax—and many detailed explanations, not only of the changes in Nadiri's family, but of several related topics.

Will provoke "content grunts" in nature lovers. (endnotes, glossary, index) (Nonfiction. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews