Did you know baby orangutans have the longest childhood of any animal? Some orangutans even continue to visit their mothers after theyÕve grown up. After reading this low-level title, youÕll be attached to these precious primates, too!
This is the true story of Karen the orangutan's brave journey through history-making heart surgery and how she won the hearts of everyone around her at the San Diego Zoo. As a young orangutan, Karen had a life-threatening heart murmur caused by a hole in her heart. To save Karen's life, a surgery team from UC San Diego Medical Center performed open-heart surgery on her--the first time this had ever been done on an orangutan. Readers will be inspired by this heartwarming story that connects, engages, and builds empathy for our animal friends. Karen's Heart is part of the Hope & Inspiration Series from San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press. Get all the books in the series to be truly inspired! Winner of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Award for Young Reader Nonfiction.
High in the trees of a rainforest, there lives a baby animal. She holds on tight to her mom as they swing through the treetops. She has tiny fingers and fuzzy orange hair. Explore the world of a baby orangutan!
There's a new baby joining the family. It's a baby orangutan! Learn all about what these adorable babies eat, how much they weigh, how they're raised, and how big they grow.
Swing through the trees to meet some sweet-faced baby orangutans in this title. Readers will learn about the baby orangutan's eating and social habits, physical changes, and habitat through easy-to-understand text, colorful images, and QR codes throughout. Cody Koala is an imprint of Pop!, a division of ABDO. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards.
High up in the tall, elevated trees amongst the rainforest canopy, lived two beautiful orangutans peacefully, a mother orangutan and her son. Until one day when tragedy struck. After facing the horrifying death of his mom, the little baby orangutan tried to escape the dangers of the machines that invaded his home... ... only to be captured by a greedy and horrible captor.Meanwhile, two children, Josh and Eva witnessing this selfish act, go in search of a way to try and rescue the baby orangutan. Will Josh and Eva seek help in time? Or will it be too late for the little baby orangutan?
A young girl and an orphaned orangutan born find new mums in this heartwarming story about friendship and family. Erin's new foster mum, Rachel, seems nice - but Erin doesn't trust her. She's been hurt too many times before and knows better than to form attachments. But when Rachel takes her to the primate sanctuary where she works, animal-lover Erin feels an instant connection with a cheeky little chimp and an orphaned baby orangutan. Can Erin help Budi the baby orangutan bond with its surrogate mum?
Large, easy-to-read text and full-page color photos show readers what life is like for a baby orangutan at the zoo, including what it eats, how it spends its time, and how it communicates. An illustrated Words to Know section at the beginning of the book prepares readers to understand the vocabulary they will encounter in the text.
Invites readers inside the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine, operated by Orangutan Foundation International, in the South Pacific jungles of Borneo. Explores why baby orangutans become orphaned and the process of healing and rehabilitating them for return to the wild. Also highlights the people who work at the rescue center and how they aid the animals.