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Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Through an examination of both the ape and the monkey, the difference between these two creatures, the manner in which they live in their own part of the world, and their connection to the human race is explored. Apes and Monkeys is a fascinating introduction to our nearest animal relatives. Young readers will enjoy meeting chattering chimps and curious colobus monkeys, as well as learning about the remarkable things apes and monkeys do. Species from...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 16
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The first and best of the Tarzan novels, of which Edgar Rice Burroughs eventually wrote several dozen, Tarzan of the Apes remains one of the signature stories of American popular literature, as readable as it is famous. Tarzan himself, in the words of Arthur C. Clarke, is "the best known character in the whole of fiction." As John Taliaferro asserts in his Introduction to this Modern Library Paperback Classic, "There is no question that [Tarzan of...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
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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...
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Curious George original adventures volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
George the monkey goes riding on his new bicyle and runs into unexpected adventure.
Series
Planet of the apes volume 3
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.
10) Akira Grows Up
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Pub. Date
2016
Description
A special zookeeper plays mom and helps to raise a little monkey until she can join her troop.
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Series
Tarzan volume 4
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The adventures of Korak, Tarzan's son, in the jungle that is his home.
12) Endangered
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Series
Ape quartet volume 1
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 12
Description
Sophie is not happy to be back in the Congo for the summer, but when she rescues an abused baby bonobo she becomes more involved in her mother's sanctuary--and when fighting breaks out and the sanctuary is attacked, it is up to Sophie to rescue the apes and somehow survive in the jungle.
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Tarzan volume 5
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Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is the fifth adventure in the saga of the jungle lord and features both one of the series most celebrated locations, the lost city of Opar, as well as one of its most celebrated characters, the ruthless, obsessed and fatally beautiful La of Opar.
Seeking to make off with some of the lost city of Opar's treasures, Tarzan survives an earthquake only to take a blow to the head and be stricken with partial amnesia, leaving...
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Tarzan volume 6
Description
This collection of interconnected short stories takes Tarzan back to his early years and tells of the exciting and formative events of his youth. These twelve tales show the ape-man before he learned of civilization or truly understood his human heritage. Tarzan finds an unlikely first love and first heartbreak, befriends an elephant, and tries to adopt a child with predictably mixed results. Gentle humor tempers tales of ferocious and violent action...
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Pub. Date
2014
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The start of the school year brings so many new lessons for a curious little monkey to learn—especially when it comes to painting!
It's the first day of school, and George has been invited to Mr. Apple's class to be a special helper. George is just the right monkey for the job—that is, until he starts to make his usual mischief.
A mixture of red and yellow paint makes orange . . . a mixture of yellow and blue makes green . . ....
It's the first day of school, and George has been invited to Mr. Apple's class to be a special helper. George is just the right monkey for the job—that is, until he starts to make his usual mischief.
A mixture of red and yellow paint makes orange . . . a mixture of yellow and blue makes green . . ....
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"A mama Orangutan builds a tree nest in a safe place for her and her baby to sleep on in this illustrated narrative nonfiction book. Includes a range map and a "Build Like an Orangutan" hands-on activity, plus glossary and further resources"--
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Pub. Date
2007
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Beluga whales! Sea lions! Sharp-toothed piranhas! Curious George at the Aquarium is a lively story based on H. A. and Margret Rey's popular primate and painted in the original watercolor and charcoal style. The aquarium is the perfect place for a little monkey to get into big trouble. A full-color twenty-four-page paperback with bonus activities and fun facts about sea life from the director of Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium. Splash!
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"Caesar ... [is] a chimpanzee who gains human-like intelligence and emotions from an experimental drug. Raised like a child by the drug's creator ..., Caesar ultimately finds himself taken from the humans he loves and imprisoned. Seeking justice, Caesar assembles a simian army and escapes--putting man and primate on a collision course that could change the planet forever"--Container.