Marsico, Katie
Summary: Examines why gorillas are endangered, discussing their effect on the environment and exploring how people are trying to save them.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.884 MARSummary: Based on the true story of young anthropologist Dian Fossey who travels to the African mountains to study rare mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei).
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal 1999
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA GORGibbons, Gail.
Summary: Includes descriptions of the physical characteristics of these gorillas as well as information about how they live, including how they eat, raise their young, and adapt to their environment.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Animals GibbonsJones, Elton
Summary: Gorillas are social animals that live in groups called troops. They re the largest primates on Earth, but these big creatures can be quite gentle. In this book, readers will learn about gorilla families and how they work together to find food and raise their young. This important elementary life-science subject is explained in rich detail, and full-color images add depth to the text. Fact boxes...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.884 JONPhilip, Simon
Summary: Before a little girl has a chance to name the cat that arrives unexpectedly at her house, he disappears again only to be replaced by another "pet," Steve the gorilla.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PHIFowler, John
Summary: A zoologist's portrait of Dr. Dian Fossey's remarkable mountain gorilla camp documents the story of the controversial unraveling of the Rwandan facility after Fossey's murder and the author's contributions to tracking mountain gorillas through hostile terrain, confronting aggressive silverbacks and rehabilitating orphaned baby gorillas.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FOWLER, JOHN FOWSummary: Subdued by an ambitious filmmaker, a giant gorilla attempts to escape his bonds to find the woman he loves.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY ACTION/ADVENTURE KINHunter, Erin
Summary: "For generations, the Silverback troop has lived in peaceful seclusion high above the plains, but when a new evil descends on their home, one young gorilla must venture into the unknown to prevent darkness from taking hold of all they hold dear"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC HUNClarke, Jane
Summary: Feeling grumpy when he is awakened early, a little gorilla identifies an assortment of animals who collectively interrupted his rest and is gently comforted back to sleep, in a real-aloud cumulative rhyme story featuring images of exotic jungle creatures.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CLANichols, Michael.
Summary: Join Nick Nichols as he takes you deep into the heart of the African jungle to explore the lives and behaviors of gorillas.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.884 NICSwitzer, Merebeth.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of gorillas and ants.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2000
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 591Gibbons, Gail
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, diet, life cycle, and habitat of various kinds of gorillas.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.884 GIBJaycox, Jaclyn
Summary: "Gorillas are the largest primates in the world! These gentle mammals roam through the jungle, living in big groups as they search for fruit and bamboo shoots to eat. Climb through the trees to learn all about these strong, social primates"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble, a Capstone imprint 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.884 JAYSimon, Seymour.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of various kinds of gorillas.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Animals SimonGish, Melissa.
Summary: "A look at gorillas, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their large heads, behaviors, relationships with humans, and threatened status in the world today"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.884 GISSalzmann, Mary Elizabeth
Summary: How many babies do gorillas have at a time? What do baby gorillas eat? How long do they stay with their mothers? What do they like to do? Kids will learn the answers to all these questions and more when they read Baby Gorillas. This book uses photographs and text to help develop and reinforce language and reading skills. A comprehensive quiz will make learning fun and effective.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Publishing Company 2015
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: JE 599.8 SALApplegate, Katherine.
Summary: Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home-and his own art-through new eyes. When Ruby...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAudio 2013
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Summary: When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway 2021
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Summary: As a terrible evil spreads through the Bravelands, causing families to split and longtime allies to turn against each other, Bramble, Chase, and Prance seek help from the Great Father, who may not be able to save them this time.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC HUNApplegate, Katherine.
Summary: Me llamo Iván. Soy un gorila. No es tan sencillo como parece.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Océano De México 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 APP SPANISHSummary: "Rescue the Mini-Marios! Puzzle through perilous stages in pursuit of DK. Find a way forward. Explore unusual routes. Backflip to high places. Handstand to avoid debris. Hammer away enemies"--Container.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In 1954, an enormous beast clawed its way out of the sea, destroying everything in its path--and changing movies forever. The arresting original Godzilla soon gave rise to an entire monster-movie genre (kaiju eiga), but the King of the Monsters continued to reign supreme: in fourteen fiercely entertaining sequels over the next two decades, Godzilla defended its throne against a host of other...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: Detective Murilla Gorilla helps Parrot search for a parasol that has gone missing from his parasol stand.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013