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81) Chimp rescue
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Series
Language
English
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There are less than 300,000 chimpanzees left in the wild, but people from many organizations work tirelessly every day to protect and care for these amazing apes. Readers explore what life is like for both chimps and workers in sanctuaries created to provide a safe environment for chimps to live. As they learn what goes on in these sanctuaries, they also learn fascinating facts about chimps. Colorful photographs and helpful fact boxes engage readers...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Mama, a chimpanzee matriarch, formed a deep bond with biologist Jan van Hooff. When she was dying, van Hooff visited her in her night cage for a last hug. The film of their goodbyes went viral. Millions were deeply moved by the way Mama embraced the professor, welcoming him with a big smile while reassuring him by patting his neck--a gesture often considered typically human yet is common to all primates. This story and others like it form the core...
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Para variar, ¡Jim Pancé está de buen humor! Va a ir a una fiesta de pijamas en casa de sus padres y le acompañará Norman. A Jim no podía hacerle más ilusión todo lo que ha planeado su familia: irán a buscar termitas, pescarán mangos y contarán historias de terror. ¡Jim se muere de ganas de pasarse Toda la noche despierto!"--
"Jim Panzee goes to a sleepover where he wants to stay up all night long to do fun activities. But one by one...
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Letters from a runaway mouse volume 01
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Description
"Clementine is different from other mice: she can calculate the speed of light and she dreams in Latin. The scientists say she's a genius and put her through test after test. Clementine is proud of being a good lab mouse, but she's lonely. Her only snatches of friendship occur during her late-night visits with a chimpanzee named Rosie. When a compassionate lab technician frees Clementine, the mouse discovers an outside world full of wonders: Brussels...
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
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"Using a unique mix of first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels, and essential facts, Dean Robbins introduces young readers to an scientific trailblazer. The second book in an exciting new nonfiction series, You Are a Star, Jane Goodall focuses on Jane's lifelong mission to understand the chimpanzees and protect the planet. Hatem Aly's spot-on comic illustrations bring this icon to life, and engaging back matter instructs readers on how to be...
86) Jane Goodall
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
400L
Language
English
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Description
A famous scientist who studied chimpanzees, Jane Goodall showed that these smart primates use tools. Her groundbreaking research inspires people to protect nature.--
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1100L
Language
English
Description
"This biography for children will trace Goodall's life, but each chapter will also focus on two or more the chimpanzees that she observed, with information in sidebars about these particular animals. Along with biographical details, the book will explore the ethical issues that surround Goodall's work and show what has changed in our understanding of Great Apes. What do we know today about these animals in terms of language, speech, tool use, and...
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Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When the United States was scrambling to catch up to the Soviets after their successful launch of Sputnik, they didn't turn to Mercury Seven astronauts Alan Shepard and John Glenn. Rather, they began bringing chimpanzees to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico for a top-secret program. The goal? To do everything America needed to make space travel safe for humans and beat the Soviets. Based on extensive research and interviews with living members...
90) Jane's Journey
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
It would be hard to name anyone who has had more of an impact in the realm of animal research and wildlife conservation than Jane Goodall, whose 45 year study of wild chimpanzees in Africa is legendary. In Jane's Journey, we travel with her across several continents, from her childhood home in England, to the Gombe National Park in Tanzania where she began her groundbreaking research and where she still returns every year to enjoy the company of the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
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Description
Super-Incredible Animals presents 12 amazing animals in special categories. Each book features information about 12 animals life style, habibats, and traits. Full color spreads are packed with fun facts and exciting information you need to know about these incredible animals.
93) WIlly's pictures
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Willy the chimp paints pictures that are tributes to art masterpieces, including "American Gothic," "The Birth of Venus," and "Mona Lisa."
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Language
English
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Description
When animal behaviorist Guy Schermerhorn demonstrates on a TV game show that he has taught Sam, his juvenile chimp, to speak in sign language, Aimee Villard, an undergraduate at Guy's university, is so taken with the performance that she applies to become his assistant. A romantic and intellectual attachment soon morphs into an interspecies love triangle that pushes hard at the boundaries of consciousness and the question of what we know and how we...
95) Who threw that?
Author
Series
Grumpy monkey volume 02
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 530L
Language
English
Description
When Jim Panzee is banished from the jungle after making Oxpecker mad at him, his best friend Norman joins him, but when they end up in the desert and Norman is miserable, Jim agrees to apologize so they can go back home.
96) Jane Goodall
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Provides an in-depth look at the inspiration, achievements, and successes that define Jane Goodall.
97) Jane Goodall
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English
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One of the most influential and well-known scientific minds of the past century, Jane Goodall rose to fame through her lifelong study of chimpanzees in Tanzania. This captivating volume, delving into her life and work, focuses on the writing of this great scientist: her findings, books on her studies, and even the work she has written for children. Readers can engage in this interesting biography while learning about potential scientific career pursuits,...
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
First, George accidentally frees some of the animals at the zoo. Then, George discovers that different animals make different tracks. Next, George learns that all living things behave in different ways. Then, George designs and builds the perfect pigeon perch. Next, George must gather and analyze evidence to prove that Gnocchi has been wrongfully accused. Then, George realizes that dogs come in all different shapes and sizes. Next, George learns a...
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Frances and the monsters volume 1
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English
Description
"Frances Stenzel was just trying to prove her scientific worth to her parents ... instead, she reawakened her great-grandfather's secret and most terrible invention. Before it can destroy the town, she sets off after it ... and she'll have to face ... angry locals and an unexpected friendship ... while the trail for the monster goes cold and time is running out before her science career, and the city itself, are doomed forever"-- Provided by publisher...
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