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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Mostly Ghostly - Freaks and shrieks	R. L. Stine	Max made a deal with Nicky and Tara, the two ghosts who live in his bedroom: If he helps them figure out how they turned into ghosts, they'll help Max prove to his dad that he isn't a worthless wimp…	OL15094150W
The chimp that went to school	Peggy Parish	Mistaking him for a child, a near-sighted truant officer takes a chimpanzee to school.	OL16077931W
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves	Karen Joy Fowler,Karen Joy Fowler	Meet the Cooke family: Mother and Dad, brother Lowell, sister Fern, and Rosemary, who begins her story in the middle. She has her reasons. "I was raised with a chimpanzee," she explains. "I tell you …	OL16804817W
Dark inheritance	W. Michael Gear	Dr. Jim Dutton and his family go to Africa to investigate the genetic engineering project that threatens to take their beloved bonobo chimpanzee Umber away.	OL17727084W
What's it like to be a baby chimp?	Honor Head	Describes how young chimpanzees grow and learn to use tools, to find food, and to communicate with other members of their group.	OL1876231W
West African chimpanzees	Rebecca Kormos	x, 219 p. : 28 cm	OL19497752W
Chimpanzees	Mary Ann McDonald	Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of the chimpanzee.	OL1970491W
Arthur's pen pal	Lillian Hoban	Arthur views his little sister in a different light after receiving a revealing letter from his pen pal.	OL1973325W
Grumpy monkey	Suzanne Lang	Jim the chimpanzee is in a terrible mood for no good reason. His friends can t understand it how can he be in a bad mood when it s SUCH a beautiful day? They encourage him not to hunch, to smile, and…	OL19744623W
A beautiful truth	Colin McAdam	"Told simultaneously from the perspective of humans and chimpanzees, set in a Vermont home and a Florida primate research facility, A Beautiful Truth--at times brutal, other times deeply moving--is a…	OL19969100W
The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore	Benjamin Hale	Bruno Littlemore, the world's first chimpanzee with the ability to speak, tells the story of primatologist Lydia Littlemore's efforts to educate him; his untimely outbursts, which ultimately cost Lyd…	OL20092964W
Chimpanzee cultures	Richard W. Wrangham	Bringing together studies of behavioral variation within and among chimpanzees and bonobos - the sibling species of the genus Pan - this book provides the basis for answering such questions. In Chimp…	OL20775556W
Snowbound	Kiki Thorpe	While searching for a snow leopard high in the Himalayan Mountains, Eliza and Darwin the chimpanzee get lost in a blizzard. Includes "discovery facts" about snow leopards.	OL24162992W
Kajo and Akari's new friend	Amy Proud	Seeking adventure, brother chimpanzees chase a butterfly through the forest.	OL24275172W
In my family tree	Sheila Siddle,Doug Cress	The author's life changed forever in 1983 when a ranger brought a sick chimpanzee to her cattle ranch in Zambia. She founded the Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage and transformed herself from a grandmoth…	OL24833455W
Chimp and Zee	Catherine Anholt	Twin brothers Chimp and Zee get into mischief together.	OL26281095W
Our inner ape	Frans De Waal	"In Our Inner Ape, Frans de Waal, one of the world's great primatologists and a renowned expert on social behavior in apes, presents the provocative idea that our noblest qualities - generosity, kind…	OL2737513W
Weili he peng you	Anthony Browne	Willy the chimpanzee is lonely until he meets Hugh Jape in the park, and the two become friends.	OL28169567W
No, he's not a monkey, he's an ape and he's my son	Hester Mundis	This book answers the question that’s on everybody's mind: “What’s it like to raise a chimpanzee in Manhattan?” Hester Mundis’s hilarious memoir NO HE'S NOT A MONKEY, HE'S AN APE AND HE'S MY SON is t…	OL4650637W
Willy and Hugh	Anthony Browne	Willy the chimpanzee is lonely until he meets Hugh Jape in the park, and the two become friends.	OL49778W