Do Gorillas Eat Bananas

(Hardback)

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Ape fans gather round! Join expert field guide Huw Lewis Jones and fellow primate admirer Sam Caldwell on an expedition to rainforests around the world to learn more about these amazing animals.

Can you imagine what it's like to be an orangutan
What do chimpanzees have for breakfast
And most importantly... are gorillas really like my grandma

Head high into mountain forests, and through hot steamy jungles, to discover all the different types of ape and learn how we can best help them. From orangutans to chimpanzees, bonobos to YOU... this book is packed with facts, fun, and everything there is to know about our great ape family!

Discover what gorillas eat, where chimpanzees sleep and what we have in common with orangutans. Meet some of the first primates and come face-to-face with a giant orangutan that stomped the earth 350,000 years ago!

Stories and movies haven't always been kind to apes but this book shows us how incredible they really are and highlights the remarkable ways that they communicate with and care for one another.

Author Bio

Huw Lewis Jones is a polar-exploring author and naturalist. He is Associate Professor at Falmouth University, teaching natural history, and has written many books, including Do Bears Poop in the Woods and the Bad Apple series of picture books. Sam Caldwell is an illustrator based in Glasgow, Scotland. He studied painting at the Edinburgh College of Art and is the illustrator of several books for children, including Do Bears Poop in the Woods