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Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes
Contributor(s): Turner, Pamela S. (Author)
ISBN: 0547014333     ISBN-13: 9780547014333
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE:   $9.89  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2008
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Annotation: Through engaging text and stunning photographs, Turner delivers a gripping tale of science, nature, and the conservation of life as she follows the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, a group working to save the gorilla population of Rwanda and Uganda. Full color.
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Apes, Monkeys, Etc.
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Endangered
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology
Dewey: 599.533
LCCN: 2004009213
Lexile Measure: 910
Series: Scientists in the Field (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 10.9" W x 8.8" (0.60 lbs) 64 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Australian
- Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest
- Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest
- Topical - Real Life Heroes
- Topical - Inspiration
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 86192
Reading Level: 6.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Mountain gorillas are playful, curious, and protective of their families. They are also one of the most endangered species in the world. For years, mountain gorillas have faced the threat of death by poachers. Funds raised by "gorilla tourism"--bringing people into the forest to see gorillas--have helped protect them. This tourism is vital, but contact between gorillas and people brought a new threat to the gorillas: human disease. The Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project is a group of scientists working to save the mountain gorilla population in Rwanda and Uganda. The gorilla doctors study the effects of human exposure, provide emergency care, and act as foster parents to an orphaned gorilla.

Contributor Bio(s): Turner, Pamela S.: - Pamela S. Turner has a master's degree in public health from the University of California, Berkeley, and a special interest in microbiology and epidemiology. Her articles for children and adults have appeared in numerous scientific publications. Her books include Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog, Gorilla Doctors, The Frog Scientist, Dolphins of Shark Bay, and Project Seahorse. She lives in California.
www.pamelasturner.com