Baby Orangutans At The Zoo

Large, easy-to-read text and full-page color photos show readers what life is like for a baby orangutan at the zoo, including what it eats, how it spends its time, and how it communicates. An illustrated Words to Know section at the beginning of the book prepares readers to understand the vocabulary they will encounter in the text.

Text and photographs present baby orangutans in the zoo as they are cared for by a human "mother."

This title is intended for ages 4+. San Diego Zoo Animal Library gives youngsters the opportunity to learn about many animals, most of which can only be seen in zoos. Some of these animals are endangered. Others are rapidly disappearing from the earth. The Library offers the chance to learn about these animals before they are gone forever. And each volume of the Library is numbered. Collect them all and provide you child with an encyclopaedia of animal life.

Did you know baby orangutans have the longest childhood of any animal? Some orangutans even continue to visit their mothers after theyÕve grown up. After reading this low-level title, youÕll be attached to these precious primates, too!

Large, easy-to-read text and full-page color photos show readers what life is like for a baby orangutan at the zoo, including what it eats, how it spends its time, and how it communicates. An illustrated Words to Know section at the beginning of the book prepares readers to understand the vocabulary they will encounter in the text.

Large, easy-to-read text and full-page color photos show readers what life is like for a baby orangutan at the zoo, including what it eats, how it spends its time, and how it communicates. An illustrated Words to Know section at the beginning of the book prepares readers to understand the vocabulary they will encounter in the text.

This is the true story of Karen the orangutan's brave journey through history-making heart surgery and how she won the hearts of everyone around her at the San Diego Zoo. As a young orangutan, Karen had a life-threatening heart murmur caused by a hole in her heart. To save Karen's life, a surgery team from UC San Diego Medical Center performed open-heart surgery on her--the first time this had ever been done on an orangutan. Readers will be inspired by this heartwarming story that connects, engages, and builds empathy for our animal friends. Karen's Heart is part of the Hope & Inspiration Series from San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press. Get all the books in the series to be truly inspired! Winner of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Award for Young Reader Nonfiction.

Presents information about orangutans and how they demonstrate intelligence by using tools, finding food, using plants for medicine, and imitating humans.