Review By JESSICA ALMY hello I am Ivan. I am a gorilla. It’s not as easy as it looks. So begins the spare, beautiful tale of The One and Only Ivan, a novel about a gorilla kept in a shopping mall exhibit, next to animals forced to perform in a circus. It’s difficult to review complex […]
Entries Tagged as 'Primates'
The One and Only Ivan
August 10th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Books
Tags: Animal Abuse·Animal Rescue·animal rights·Animals in Captivity·Best Books for Vegetarian Kids·Books that Teach Empathy·Captive Wildlife·Circus·Early Elementary·Elephants·Empathy·Gorillas·Katherine Applegate·Older Elementary·Patricia Castelao·Pet Trade·Primates·Wild Animals in Captivity·Zoos
Eye on the Wild: Cheetah and Gorilla
April 11th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Books
Review By KRISTIN WALD Everyone loves baby animals. Even the most jaded adult will admit to succumbing to warm fuzzies when faced with kittens and puppies. Suzi Eszterhas, an award-winning wildlife photographer, has a new series from Frances Lincoln called Eye on the Wild. The first two of the four-book series are Cheetah and Gorilla. A combination of […]
Tags: Animal Families·Baby Animals·Big Cats·Cheetahs·Early Elementary·Good for Toddlers·Gorillas·Great Apes·Kristin Wald·Mother's Day·Mothers·Natural History·Nonfiction·Older Elementary·Photography·Preschoolers·Primates·Suzi Eszterhas
The Chimpanzee Kid
May 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT The Chimpanzee Kid is the story of seventh grader Harold Pinto. Harold is a sensitive kid with a history of taking up causes that other kids in his school are uninterested in hearing about, and consequently is somewhat of a lonely young guy. His parents have divorced not long ago and his dog […]
Tags: Animal Liberation·Animal Rescue·animal rights·Chimpanzees·Divorce·Grief·Grieving·Jennifer Gannett·Laboratory Animals·Older Elementary·Primates·Vivisection
Hurt Go Happy
September 26th, 2010 · Comments Off on Hurt Go Happy · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN It’s hard to sum up and analyze a novel in just a few short paragraphs, much less a work that is so perfectly complex and layered in its character development, plot, and thematic elements. Award-winning Hurt Go Happy is written for the middle school-aged crowd, but personally I think every […]
Tags: Abuse·Animals in Research·Bush Meat·Carolyn M. Mullin·Chimpanzees·Communication·Community·Female Protagonist·Ginny Rorby·Older Elementary·Primates·Sign Language·Vivisection