Books with title The Orangutan

These red haired primates demonstrate amazing intelligence, and they are resourceful, emotional, and playful. This enlightening resource delves into the lives of orangutans giving thorough and easily comprehensible information. Vibrant photographs and accessible text capture the interest of young readers and inspires them to learn more about these fascinating animals.

From baboons to mandrills and chimpanzees to gorillas, Amazing Primates introduces young readers to some of the most fascinating primates on Earth. Readers will explore the history, natural habitats, physical features, diets, myths and legends, and life cycles of the worlds most fascinating primates. Did you know that orangutans spend about 90 percent of their time in trees? This is where they eat, sleep, and raise their young.

When Orange invites her friends, Chomp and Green for lunch, she needs to go buy food. Orange shops for fruit at the grocery store. Will she find real fruit? Orange the Orangutan promotes plant-based nutrition for children with effervescent drawings and the musicality of delicious rhymes. The beautiful watercolor scenes and exciting rhymes make the concept of nutrition a fun melody to read aloud while teaching health and science. Written in response to the health care crisis and as part of a series that focuses on plant-based nutrition, this book will help children change the way they eat and support families in their evolution of nutrition. The Healthy Kids series includes the characters of Chomp the Chimpanzee, Orange the Orangutan and Green the Gorilla. "Chomp, Orange and Green" translates to "Eat fruit and vegetables." Let's change the way we teach our children to eat. This book is a must have for parents and educators who want to teach children about what they eat.

'Suzie and The Orangutan' is an enchanting children's picture book, telling the adventurous story of an elf and her determination to rescue a distressed orangutan. Suzie meets fascinating and frightening creatures, all with their own eagerness to aid Suzie in her mission. She meets cranky crocodiles and sympathetic centipedes and softhearted spiders. Suzie was lonely, yet confident and nurturing, with the amazing ability to never give up!

From award-winning author Joyce Major comes this utterly gripping tale about a wildlife rescue gang embarking on a quest to rescue a stolen baby orangutan. This book has won the Book of the Year for 12-16/YA from Readers View, a Semifinalist in Chanticleer Middle Grade Awards, a Book Excellence Award Winner, a Feathered Quill Be Kind to Animals Winner, a B.R.A.G. Medallion, and an American Fiction Awards Finalist. When eleven-year-old Jaylynn moves from Seattle to Sumatra, Indonesia, she discovers a baby orangutan chained to a wall by his mean owner, Maniac Man. Quickly she pieces together her mission: steal the baby orangutan, then return him to the rainforest. Unable to rescue him on her own, she asks Bima and Zaqi, two Sumatran friends, to join her rescue gang. But can they outfox Maniac Man? How will they find his mother and get him to the rainforest? Facing insurmountable obstacles, the gang struggles for solutions. When their friendship is strained at the seams, will they find the understanding needed to work together and the courage to stand up for what they believe in? Will Little O return to the rainforest?A helpful appendix contains action steps for readers, information about palm oil and conservation lesson plans for teachers. The Orangutan Rescue Gang is a wildlife saga based on facts concerning endangered orangutans, the illegal pet trade and palm oil issues. All profits will be donated to international orangutan conservation groups.

'Suzie and The Orangutan' is an enchanting children's picture book, telling the adventurous story of an elf and her determination to rescue a distressed orangutan. Suzie meets fascinating and frightening creatures, all with their own eagerness to aid Suzie in her mission. She meets cranky crocodiles and sympathetic centipedes and softhearted spiders. Suzie was lonely, yet confident and nurturing, with the amazing ability to never give up!