chimpanzees

Describes how living in a family group helps chimpanzees thrive in their environment.

Simple text and color photographs introduce young readers to chimpanzees, discussing their habitats, communities, eating habits, and more.

After a terrible accident, a young girl wakes up to discover that she has been given the body of a chimpanzee.

In 1973, when a renowned Canadian behavioral psychologist pursues his latest research project--an experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills--he brings home a baby chimp named Zan and asks his thirteen-year-old son to treat Zan like a little brother.

A biography of the English zoologist, for beginning readers, describing her early experiences in Gombe, studying the wild chimpanzees.

A biography of the woman whose methods of studying chimpanzees became a model for wildlife observation.

Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis has been deaf since age six, but her mother has refused to let her learn sign language, leaving Joey struggling to connect with those around her until she meets Dr. Charles Mansell and his baby chimpanzee, who secretly teach Joey how to sign.

Recounts thirty years of observation of the chimpanzees of Gombe, Tanzania.

Stunning live-action clips of animals in their natural habitats are combined with footage from Disney's classics to introduce youngsters to the world of animals. K-3. Monkeys section 15 minutes; Chimpanzee section 16 minutes.