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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Hotel Jungle Hotel Jungle Donna Jo Napoli When the manager's great-aunt decides to take everyone at Hotel Jungle on a week-long cruise, a troop of local baboons explores the empty hotel with surprising results for a newly-arrived family on v… OL14912170W
Planet Earth Planet Earth Mark Brownlow,Alastair Fothergill,Jonny Keeling With a production budget of $25 million, the makers of Blue Planet: Seas of Life crafted this epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, with over 2, 000 days in the field, using 40 camer… OL16535011W
Baboons Baboons Mae Woods Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, social interactions, and different kinds of baboons. OL18009420W
Blood and Bone Blood and Bone Erin Hunter An elephant entrusted with a powerful gift. A lion treading a dangerous path. A baboon trapped by the truth. A great evil has risen. A murderer now leads the animals of the plains. As the el… OL19654681W
Code of Honor Code of Honor Erin Hunter A baboon who has uncovered an act of treachery. An elephant uncertain of her fate. A lion poised to strike. The code of the wild has been broken. The elephant leader known as Great Mother ha… OL19735748W
The flying beaver brothers and the hot air baboons The flying beaver brothers and the hot air baboons Maxwell Eaton Ace and Bub must stop a team of smooth-talking baboons from stealing Beaver Island's water to supply their water park. Ace and Bub must stop a team of smooth-talking baboons from stealing Beaver Isl… OL19982815W
Shifting Shadows Shifting Shadows Erin Hunter,Christophe Rosson A false leader has been destroyed—but Bravelands is still in grave danger. Stinger’s death should have brought peace to the land; but no Great Parent has stepped forward, and now the fate of Brave… OL20152901W
Rescue! Rescue! Victor Kelleher After freeing two ailing baboons from a research station in Africa, David and Jess are unexpectedly caught up in a struggle for survival in the bush. OL2069609W
Baboons Baboons Louise Barrett Packed with fascinating facts and photographs of this group of "Old World" monkeys, this study of baboons examines the social habits and highly adapted diet of these powerfully built, aggressive yet … OL26442464W
Barnaby goes wild Barnaby goes wild Gary Richmond A Christian zookeeper relates an anecdote about a baboon who escapes from the zoo but is happier when recaptured and returned to his cage, a reminder that God's church is a safe place and better than… OL2733570W
I dreamed I was-- a big baboon I dreamed I was-- a big baboon Debra A. Johnson A child dreams of being a baboon and meeting some of the other animals in Africa. OL3461511W
Soon, Baboon, soon Soon, Baboon, soon Dave Horowitz As the triangle player in the primate percussion band, Baboon has trouble waiting patiently for his turn. OL5714594W
Baboon orphan Baboon orphan Diana Harding Follows the activities of a young baboon after her mother dies and she is left in the care of the other adults in her troop. OL6440011W
Baboons Baboons Sarel Eimerl Describes the habits and behavior of the large monkey that lives in community and family groups much as humans do. OL6704876W
Chimps and baboons Chimps and baboons Emily D'Aulaire Introduces in text and color photographs the characteristics, environment, and behavior of chimpanzees, gorillas, and baboons. OL7020073W
The baboon king The baboon king Anton Quintana Son of a Kikuyu mother and a Masai herdsman father, Morengáru the hunter lives on the edges of tribal society until an actual banishment forces him to make a life for himself among a troop of baboon… OL74720W