orangutans

*Explores why humans are endangering orangutans and their biomes and how and why some people have devoted their careers to helping save them"--Provided by publisher.

Malia has had a privileged upbringing in Indonesia, but since her Indonesian father died, her Canadian mother wants to return to her own family on the other side of the world. Malia is determined to stay. Indonesia is her home, and she loves it. Besides, if she leaves, how can she continue to fight for her country's precious rainforests? Ari knows he is lucky to be going to school and competing on the chess team, even if it means an endless round of chores at his uncle's restaurant. Back in his home village, he and his cousin Suni dreamed about getting a chance like this. But now he is here without her, and the guilt is crushing him. As if that weren't enough he's horribly worried about Ginger Juice, his uncle's orangutan. The too-small cage where she lives is clearly hurting her body and her mind, but where else can she go? The rainforest where she was born is a palm oil plantation now.

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to the threats to and the protections for orangutans"--Provided by publisher.

Learn all about baby orangutans, including what they eat, how much they weigh, how they're raised, and how big they grow.

"In 'Orangutan Infants,' emergent readers learn how baby orangutans live in the trees and learn from their mothers as they grow up in the rain forest. Carefully crafted text, high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent readers. 'Orangutan Infants' includes tools for caregivers, as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, index, a Let's Review image and question"--Provided by publisher.

"Discusses orangutans, why they are endangered and how they are being helped"--Provided by publisher.

"A baby orangutan narrates the story of its life, describing how physical features, diet, habitat, and familial relationships play a role in its growth and development"--Provided by publisher.

"Follow along with the Secret Explorers as they visit an amazing wildlife reserve and make lots of new friends, both human and animal! However, not everyone in the rainforest is as friendly, and the kids soon stumble across a terrible plot to burn an area of the rainforest to expand the palm oil plantation, which will destroy the orangutan habitat, and leave these lovable animals without a home"--Provided by publisher.

An introduction to orangutans that discusses their physical features, habitat, diet, life cycle, and more.

"Diagrams, graphs, and fun text help readers explore the lives of orangutans and their place in the wild animal kingdom"--Provided by publisher.