Philip, 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 PHIHunter, 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 HUNMarsico, 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 GORApplegate, 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: 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 JONLloyd, Jennifer
Summary: Detective Murilla Gorilla helps Parrot search for a parasol that has gone missing from his parasol stand.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR Blue Lloyd 2013Clarke, 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 CLAApplegate, Katherine
Summary: Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD APPHoward, Lee
Summary: "A giant gorilla is causing problems at the zook. Can Mystery, Inc. solve the problem without any monkey business?"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE HOWStrathie, Chae
Summary: When five hungry animals visit Sam's ice cream shop, he whips up some amazing creations, including a yummy blue-cheese sundae for Mouse and a wormy, squirmy cone for Hen. But then along comes a very special customer with the most surprising choice of all.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE STRSwitzer, 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 591Bottner, Barbara
Summary: "Priscilla is obsessed with gorillas. But when her ape-like behavior gets her sent to the Thinking Corner, Priscilla wonders if she is really channeling her inner gorilla, or just being a troublemaker"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BOTApplegate, 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 SPANISHApplegate, Katherine
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: 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: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC APPCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC APPGibbons, 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 GibbonsNichols, 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 NICOHora, Zachariah.
Summary: Amelia must continually remind her gorilla friend, Nilson, not to have fits, especially when they are running errands with her mother, but sometimes Amelia stomps and growls, too.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE OHOSummary: Help Donkey Kong and his friends get back their home from arctic invaders. Swing, swim, leap, and barrel-blast your way through various levels to save DK Island from a permanent freeze.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A fifteen-foot-tall Central African gorilla is brought to America to save him from poachers. But his notoriety makes him a target for an enemy from his past.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Video 1999
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY MIGApplegate, Katherine
Summary: From beloved powerhouse author Katherine Applegate comes The One and Only Ruby, starring the adorable baby elephant from the Newbery Medal--winning modern classic The One and Only Ivan and its bestselling sequel, The One and Only Bob. In the way that only Katherine Applegate could craft, this highly anticipated novel in verse is the perfect mix of heartfelt and humorous, poignant and sweet,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023