Author: Willard Price
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 009918351X
Category : Adventure
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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Two brothers go on an expedition into the mountain jungle of the Congo to bring back a rare gorilla for a circus exhibit.

Author: Albert Dragon
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
ISBN: 1614481709
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 307

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Avalanche and Gorilla Jim is a true picture of what it's like to hike over 1300 miles of fun-filled, gut-wrenching, awe inspiring trail. It is filled with the humor of two guys on a long trek over grueling terrain. You actually live and feel Appalachian trail life, its exciting adventures and fun . . . and, in a sometimes crappy world, meet people who enrich your faith in humanity. This is the Appalachian Trail with all its beauty and flaws, written in a style of fresh sharp adventure with a pleasing edge.

Author: Ted Lewin
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56

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Describes an expedition into the field in southern Uganda to observe mountain gorillas in their native habitat.

Author: R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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The Gorilla Hunters: A Tale of the Wilds of Africa follows the adventure of three young men in "darkest Africa." Ralph Rover is living on his father's inheritance on England's west coast and occupying himself as a naturalist. He gets visited by his old friend Peterkin Gay, whose "weather-beaten though ruddy countenance" he does not recognize. Peterkin has hunted and killed every animal on Earth except for the gorilla and now comes to Ralph to entice him on a new adventure. The two are joined by the third friend, Jack Martin, and they leave for Africa.

Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375806148
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98

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The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Gentle giants or giant monsters? That's the question Jack and Annie have about gorillas when the Magic Tree House sweeps them to the mountains of Africa. There they meet a group of amazing and sometimes frightening mountain gorillas. Annie knows how to play with the creatures right away. But Jack is left out. Will the gorillas be able to teach him some special magic? Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures

Author: R. M. Ballantyne
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 504

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"The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean" relates the adventures of three boys marooned on a South Pacific island. The story is told from the perspective of 15-year-old Ralph Rover, one of three boys shipwrecked on the coral reef of a large but uninhabited Polynesian island. Ralph and his two companions – 18-year-old Jack Martin and 13-year-old Peterkin Gay – are the sole survivors of the shipwreck. At first, boys have to manage how to feed themselves, what to drink, and how the resolve clothing and shelter, coping with having to rely on their own resources. As the boys adopt to the situation, they start dealing with new difficulties, such as conflicting with pirates, fighting with native Polynesians, and dealing with Christian missionaries and their conversion efforts. "The Gorilla Hunters: A Tale of the Wilds of Africa" is a sequel to The Coral Island set in "darkest Africa", and it follows the further adventures of Ralph Rover, Peterkin Gay and Jack Martin. After their adventures in the South Sea Islands, Jack, Ralph, and Peterkin go their separate ways. Six years later, Ralph, living on his father's inheritance on England's west coast and occupying himself as a naturalist, is visited by Peterkin, whose "weather-beaten though ruddy countenance" he does not recognise. Peterkin, who has stayed in touch with Jack, has hunted and killed every animal on Earth except for the gorilla and now comes to Ralph to entice him on a new adventure. After Peterkin writes him a letter, Jack joins the two, and they leave for Africa.

Author: Lisa M Randolph
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781637307113
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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Ravenswing Academy is proud to announce their super smart Wildlife Divas Adventure Team. Cherie, their instructor and leader, proudly presents this team of young, bright girls: EBONY - A popular and pretty artist and social media-savvy diva KYLONI - A petite teen and aspiring scientist with a ginormous vocabulary VALERIE - A girl comfortable with tech; not quite comfortable with people YALANI - A budding engineering expert and future skateboarder extraordinaire STORM - A brilliant, bug-loving, math whiz kid, sharp, and quick girl; it's all in her name Cherie and the Wildlife Divas go on the trip of a lifetime: fly to Uganda to save endangered gorillas. They will use science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) to complete their first international mission. But what happens when their trek is interrupted by poachers? THE WILDLIFE DIVAS ADVENTURE TEAM: Saving the Endangered Mountain Gorilla is the first of many adventures with the Wildlife Divas. The Divas prove that Black girls are smart, creative, and always up for international adventure

Author: Rene Ebersole
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
ISBN: 9780531167793
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118

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Describes the life and career of Amy Vedder, wildlife biologist, and her work with gorillas in Rwanda.

Author: Ted Gott
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780230672
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 234

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Since coming to international prominence in the mid-nineteenth century when English, French, and American scientists first encountered them, the gorilla’s physical resemblance to humans has struck a deep chord. Gorillas quickly came to dominate evolutionary debates and grew prevalent in literature, art, film, and popular culture—they are the focus of movies such as Congo and the inspiration for the video game character Donkey Kong and DC Comics super villain Gorilla Grodd. In Gorilla, Ted Grott and Kathryn Weir provide a compelling and unsettling account of our relationship with these highly intelligent animals as they fight extinction due to habitat destruction, commercial hunting, and disease. Gott and Weir describe how early European observations of gorillas in their native Africa were the genesis of literary and artistic representations such as King Kong. At the same time, gorillas became symbolic of sexuality and subconscious, uncontrolled urges, and influenced theories of criminality. It was not until Dian Fossey’s research in the 1960s and 1970s that many misconceptions about the gorilla—especially their violence—were dispelled. A notable history of the gorilla’s influence on our culture and its plight at the hands of humans, Gorilla will appeal to any animal lover wanting to learn more about this noble creature and its uncertain future.

Author: Charlie Small
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407097490
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 119

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No one knows the full story of Charlie Small. His battered journal was found washed up on a remote, windswept shore. And at first we thought it an elaborate hoax. Surely no eight-year-old could have had so many wild adventures, witnessed so many extraordinary things, lived such an incredible life - and still only be eight. And yet . . . there was something so vivid in the telling, that we were persuaded to send the journal for analysis. The results were absolutely astonishing. Everything in the journal of Charlie Small is true. He really has wrestled a deadly river croc, ridden a steam-powered rhino and been tribal chief in a city of gorillas. And countless other things besides. And . . . not only that . . . even though Charlie Small is only eight, he must have lived for over four hundred years!