Jem is led on an adventurous journey to find the final resting place of Leonardo da Vinci after his scientist father turns himself into a nine-foot-tall orangutan.
Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of the orangutan, including information on why the species is threatened and what is being done to save it.
Reveals how the world's orangutan population is being threatened by poachers and the destruction of the rain forests and describes how various groups are trying to save the orangutans from becoming extinct.
Wallace the orangutan lives to see the world beyond the zoo in which he lives, so whenever Mr. Frumbee leaves his cage open, Wallace takes off on an adventure!!.
When a strange object falls off a truck passing through the jungle, a bored orangutan discovers that he can make wonderful sounds with it and in time his family and the other jungle animals come to appreciate music as well.
