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The author records her visit with Koko, a young gorilla in California who uses sign language and who experiences many of the same feelings a child feels.
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Grade 1-3--McNulty first learned about Koko, the gorilla that speaks using sign language, in 1976; this book is an ac count of her meeting with the then five- year-old Koko and her scientist care taker, Penny Patterson. McNulty does an exceptionally fine job of capturing the anticipation, fear, and excitement of her visit with Koko, and of convey ing her respect for this unique creature. By continually making comparisons be tween humans and apes, McNulty in troduces basic information about the life and development of gorillas. She closes with a plea for humans to in crease their understanding of animals and thereby ensure the safety of endan gered species. McNulty's engaging, graceful narrative goes a long way toward filling requests from readers who have devoured Patterson's Koko's Kitten (1985) and Koko's Story (1987, both Scholastic). Although Cannon's watercolor drawings help to capture the gentle side of Koko's personality, there are sure to be some children who will miss the high-quality color photographs that enliven Patterson's books.
-Ellen Fader, Westport Public Library, CT
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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-Ellen Fader, Westport Public Library, CT
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Following Francine Patterson's Koko's Kitten and Koko's Story , this is the third book about the most famous gorilla since King Kong. Noted science writer McNulty presents the tale of her first encounter, in 1979, with Koko (who was only five at the time). The brief story, accompanied by soft watercolors, is an endearing picture book introduction to the gorilla that learned sign language and could communicate with her scientist-keepers. Koko's vitality and lovable personality are vividly presented in prose that, though relatively simple, never dilutes the excitement of the gorilla's accomplishments or the importance of animal research. McNulty includes an afterword on endangered gorillas. All ages.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherScholastic
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0590427741
- ISBN 13 9780590427746
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorCannon Annie
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