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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. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or...
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Bob, a mutt of uncertain heritage, sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan the gorilla and Ruby the elephant. 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. -- adapted from back cover
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 26
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English
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The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to an African rainforest, where the siblings encounter gorillas and learn to communicate with them.
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One and only Ivan stories volume 3
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English
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"Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savannah to Ivan and Bob. In the timeless way that only Katherine Applegate could craft, this highly...
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[2024]
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English
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Ivan has been happily living in a wildlife sanctuary, with his friend Ruby next door in the elephant enclosure, frequent visits from his canine friend Bob, and his mate Kinyani by his side. And in the happiest turn of all, Ivan and Kinyani have welcomed a set of twins to their family!
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Tugg and Teeny volume 1
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Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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Tugg, a gorilla, helps his best friend Teeny, a monkey, in her attempts to become a musician, an artist, and a poet.
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Green Knowe chronicles volume 4
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English
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A strange friendship develops between an orphaned Chinese refugee who is spending the summer at Green Knowe and a gorilla who has escaped from the London Zoo.
12) Still a gorilla
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English
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Willy the Gorilla imitates the other animals at the zoo, but despite pretending he remains always a gorilla.
13) No fits, Nilson!
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Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2013
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English
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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.
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When her best friend, the sailor Henry Koskela, is falsely accused of murder, a gorilla named Sally Jones visits the run-down docks of Lisbon, embarks on a dizzying journey across the seven seas, and calls on the Maharaja of Bhapur's magnificent court--all in an attempt to clear Henry's name.
16) Gorilla dawn
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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[2017]
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English
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Two children captured by a band of rebel soldiers in the Congo vow to protect an orphaned baby gorilla.
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Murilla Gorilla volume 3
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Simply Read Books
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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When Okapi discovers a hole in his hammock, Detective Murilla Gorilla must find out what happened.
18) Orphaned
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Ape quartet volume 4
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English
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Snub is a young female gorilla, somewhat jealous because her mother is occupied with a new baby, curious of the world around her, a world that is being reshaped by shaking ground and mountains that bleed fire, and most terrifyingly by a new form of predator that walks on two legs; when her mother is killed Snub finds herself in charge of her baby brother--and accompanied by one of the not-gorillas, a very young female who has been orphaned by the...
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Animal antics A to Z volume 7
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English
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When Gertie Gorilla gets muddy on her way to Godfrey Goat's birthday party, her gazelle friends suggest she clean up in a nearby brook but worry what will happen to her grubby gift.
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Murilla Gorilla volume 1
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Simply Read Books
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2013.
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English
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Murilla Gorilla is a lovable jungle detective who solves mysteries for her friends. In this case, Ms. Chimpanzee's muffins are stolen and Murilla must crack the case.
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