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4) Chimpanzees
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Introduces the habitat and characteristics of chimpanzees, and briefly describes Jane Goodall's work with them.
5) Chimpanzees
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Introduces chimpanzees, describing their physical characteristics, habitats, group behavior, how they use tools, and how they care for their young.
7) Threatened
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Ape quartet volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 14
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Luc is an orphan, living in debt slavery in Gabon, until he meets a Professor who claims to be studying chimpanzees, and they head off into the jungle--but when the Professor disappears, Luc has to fend for himself and join forces with the chimps to save their forest.
11) Chimpanzees
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Learn all about chimpanzees-smart primates that use tools to eat their food. Easy-to-read text and vibrant, full-color photos captivate young readers and make learning fun. Plus, quick stats sections and bolded glossary terms invite readers to zoom in and learn more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
12) Arthur's pen pal
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Arthur views his little sister in a different light after receiving a revealing letter from his pen pal.
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For over a decade, Ben Garrod has studied chimpanzees to find ways to protect and conserve them. We join Ben on a journey that has taken him around the world, studying eastern chimps in the humid forests of Uganda and the critically endangered western chimps of Liberia. In his trademark infectious, lighthearted style, Ben describes encounters with chimpanzees that highlight the different threats they face. From the illegal international pet trade,...
14) Hurt go happy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Appears on list
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Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis has been deaf since age six, but her mother has refused to let her learn sign language, leaving Joey struggling to connect with those around her until she meets Dr. Charles Mansell and his baby chimpanzee, who secretly teach Joey how to sign.
15) Chimpanzees
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Provides information about chimpanzees, including anatomy, behavior, and intelligence.
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
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...
19) The darling
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Set in Liberia and the United States from 1975 through 1991, The Darling is the story of Hannah Musgrave, a political radical and member of the Weather Underground. Hannah flees America for West Africa, where she and her Liberian husband become friends of the notorious warlord and ex-president, Charles Taylor. Hannah's encounter with Taylor ultimately triggers a series of events whose momentum catches Hannah's family in its grip and forces her to...
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Earphones Award Winner from Audiofile Magazine!
Stany Nyandwi's gift for communicating with chimpanzees is so special that world-renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall has called him a "chimpanzee whisperer." His skills and devotion to these creatures—our closest living relatives, with whom we share 98.7 percent of our DNA—have earned him international awards and sent him on travels within Africa and around the world. But he began life in...
Stany Nyandwi's gift for communicating with chimpanzees is so special that world-renowned primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall has called him a "chimpanzee whisperer." His skills and devotion to these creatures—our closest living relatives, with whom we share 98.7 percent of our DNA—have earned him international awards and sent him on travels within Africa and around the world. But he began life in...