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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...
4) 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...
5) Gorilla
Author
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.
6) My Ishmael
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
274 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Even though the city faces nightly air raids, in 1941 Joseph is sent to London to live with the gruff Mrs F, who teaches the angry boy how to care for the remaining animals in the city zoo, including a mighty silverback gorilla named Adonis.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
An alien child's quest to take a photograph of a "mysterious creature known as a human" has an unexpected result when a search through an Earth zoo brings an encounter with a gorilla.
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.
12) Still a gorilla
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Willy the Gorilla imitates the other animals at the zoo, but despite pretending he remains always a gorilla.
14) Dream
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Follows a gorilla family as they imagine their baby's future.
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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
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Reveals that gorillas, those masters of disguise and experts at hiding, are all around us and invites the reader to seek gorillas of all ages in the illustrations, while carrying a banana just in case.
17) Buddy
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1997
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
47 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gertrude Lintz, a New York socialite who believes that animals should not be caged, raises a gorilla named Buddy and reluctantly realizes that he is not suited for city life.
18) No fits, Nilson!
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.
19) 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.
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