Growing Up Gorilla
How a Zoo Baby Brought Her Family Together
This heartwarming true story chronicles what happened after a mother gorilla gave birth for the first time and then walked away from her newborn baby at Seattle’s Woodland Park. The dedicated staff worked tirelessly to find innovative ways for mother and baby to build a relationship. The efforts were ultimately successful, as baby Yola bonded with her mother and the rest of the family group.
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Awards
- Notable AwardNotable Award 2021 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Finalist
- 2020 Washington State Book Award
- 2020 Animal Behavior Society Outstanding Children's Book Award Finalist
- Notable AwardNotable Award Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
Reviews
Midwest Book Review
Growing Up Gorilla by Clare Hodgson Meeker is heartwarming true story chronicles what happened after a mother gorilla gave birth for the first time and then walked away from her newborn baby at Seattle’s Woodland Park. . . Profusely illustrated throughout with full color photography, and also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99), “Growing Up Gorilla” is especially and unreservedly recommended for children ages 8-12 and will prove to be an enduringly popular addition to family, school, and community library Pets/Wildlife picture book collections.
School Library Journal
“This handsomely packaged and sturdily bound volume provides an intriguing look at how a team of humans nurtured and saved a gorilla family.”—School Library Journal
Kirkus Reviews
“Will provoke ‘content grunts’ in nature lovers.”—Kirkus Reviews