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1) Orangutans
Author
Series
Publisher
Black Rabbit Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sneak a peek inside an owls nest or a great white sharks watery home. Follow an anaconda looking for lunch or a red-eyed tree frog trying not to become supper. Animals lives are all about survival. It really is a wild animal kingdom out there.
2) Orangutans
Author
Publisher
ABDO
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents information about orangutans, including where they live, what they are like, how they behave, what they eat, how they raise young, and the things that threaten them as a species.
3) Orangutans
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that orangutans are the only great apes that live outside of Africaor they are the only great apes that dwell almost exclusively in trees? These amazing apes are also at risk due to habitat loss. Learn fascinating facts like theseand moreall in the pages of this book!"-- provided by publisher.
4) Wild baby
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
As her baby goes on a mad dash through the jungle, it's up to mama to make sure the curious little orangutan doesn't get into too much trouble--like dancing on a bear, bouncing on an elephant, or even pulling on a leopard's tail. But when you have a wild baby, life is full of surprises!
Author
Publisher
Crocodile Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When a little girl discovers a mischievous orangutan on the loose in her bedroom, she cannot understand why it keeps shouting OOO!, but when Rang-tan explains that humans are burning down her rainforest to grow palm oil, the little girl knows she has to help save this endangered species. Provides tips on how to help save orangutans.
6) Orangutans
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents orangutans, how they look, where they live, and what they do.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Philo Beddoe, a regular easy-going, beer-drinking truck driver and the toughest barroom brawler west of the Rockies, lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. When he finally falls in love, it's with a flighty singer who leads him on a crazy chase across the Southwest.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"As a young scientist, Birute Mary Galdikas had a mission: To find and study the elusive orangutans of Borneo's rain forest to help protect this amazing and elusive species. Follow her story as she carries out an epic search and struggles to survive while studying the world's most endangered great ape."-- provided by publisher.
9) Berani
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Perspectives of two Indonesian middle-schoolers and a caged orangutan entwine. Wealthy Malia faces the consequences of disobediently circulating an anti-palm-oil petition at her school, resulting in suspensions for herself, her best friend, and her teacher. Ari, fortunate to be plucked from his impoverished village to attend school and compete in chess tournaments, helps the uncle who is hosting him but worries about Ginger Juice, the orangutan his...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines why orangutans are endangered and why it's so important to help them survive. These red-haired apes cling to tree limbs easily with both their hands and feet. Although most of their day is spent eating and sleeping, orangutans have some extraordinary habits, such as building new beds each night and fishing with tree branches.
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