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Cancer survivor Frank Burnet and his daughter and grandson are targets of an unscrupulous drug company that wants to profit from their unique disease-fighting genes. Meanwhile other genetic-engineering experiments involving a boy/chimpanzee hybrid and a talking parrot have gone awry.
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"Apes are mammals that are very similar to people--just look at their faces! Gorillas, gibbons, chimpanzees, orangutans, and bonobos are all apes. Readers learn key facts about these animals and see amazing photographs of them in their natural habitats, all while seamlessly practicing basic addition problems"--
6) Amazing apes
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Apes are fascinating whether they are swinging from the trees or making crude tools to gather food. Readers will discover many informative, fun facts about apes with easy-to-follow text. Bright, colorful photographs will engage even the most reluctant of readers.
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APES & MONKEYS range in size from the tiny pygmy marmoset to the huge gorilla. Their behavior is just as varied-and often amazing. Their intelligence has led to adaptability that has allowed them to thrive in environments all around the world. Explore these intriguing animals' complex, ever-changing social dynamics. Although we are fascinated by these creatures, apes and monkeys have suffered as of late at the hands of humans. Some species are hunted...
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Have you ever wondered which ape is the planet's fastest flightless tree-dwelling animal? Or how chimps show each other love? Or which apes use their voices to call out songs to attract a mate? This book provides young readers with answers to these and other questions about apes.
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"Of all the animals, apes are closest to humans. That's because apes, monkeys, and people are all primates. Like their human cousins, apes are very smart. They use tools, find solutions to problems, and even laugh and cry with their family and friends Because apes are so much like humans, this book also teaches us a lot about ourselves"--Back cover.
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Curious George original adventures volume 4
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Following a day of misadventures Curious George becomes the first space monkey.
13) Gorillas
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"GORILLAS share 99 percent of humans genetic makeup--thats just part of what makes them so interesting. They eat together, and they sleep together. They live in family groups and protect each other. Gorillas have facial expressions that tell us if they are happy, sad, or upset. They laugh when they are tickled. The famous scientist Dian Fossey once even observed a 4-year-old gorilla shed tears after being rescued from poachers. Would you be surprised...
14) Monkey play
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Three little monkeys swing through a market in India causing mayhem as they playfully pass through the stalls.
15) Jorge el curioso
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The curiosity of a newly-captured monkey gets him into continual trouble.
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"Jim Ottaviani returns with an action-packed account of the three greatest primatologists of the last century: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas. These three ground-breaking researchers were all students of the great Louis Leakey, and each made profound contributions to primatology--and to our own understanding of ourselves." -- Amazon.com
18) Missing monkey!
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Good crooks volume 1
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Tired of being pressured to help commit crimes and yearning for a more normal life, twins Jillian and Billy band together to do good deeds while their parents kidnap a monkey from the zoo, hoping to teach it to steal. Includes activities.
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A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree. Caps for Sale is a timeless classic, in print for over fifty years, and beloved by generations of readers. This easy-to-read story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity. Children will delight in following the peddler's efforts to outwit the monkeys, and will ask to read it again and again.
20) Baby orangutans
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"This search-and-find book invites emergent readers to look for new vocabulary words and pictures while giving simple facts about baby orangutans, including information about their life in the trees"--