Growing Up Gorilla: How a Zoo Baby Brought Her Family Together
School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7
No. of pages 48
Published: 2019
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"Growing Up Gorilla: How a Zoo Baby Brought Her Family Together" tells the heartwarming true story of a baby gorilla named Kuheli who was born at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. The narrative follows her early life, filled with the challenges and joys of growing up in a zoo environment. Kuheli's birth brings together her animal caregivers and the community, highlighting the importance of family, teamwork, and conservation. Through her playful antics and tender moments with her mother, readers are reminded of the close bonds that can form between humans and animals, emphasizing the deep connections we share with nature. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-6th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by Millbrook Press (Tm) .
CLARE HODGSON MEEKER is an award-winning author. She teaches writing workshops in elementary and middle schools throughout the northwest and to adults at Richard Hugo House, a writers cooperative in Seattle, Washington. Born and raised in New York, she graduated with a B. A. in Music from Boston University and received a law degree from Hofstra University in 1980. She left the practice of law to raise two children and began writing books for children in 1993.