A Mom for Umande
A Juvenile, Childrens, Nonfiction book. A very sweet story of a gorilla who gets adopted.
The heart-tugging true story of how a baby gorilla found love in the arms of a surrogate mom When Umande was born, his mother didn’t know how to take care of him. So, he was hand-reared by keepers at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. For eight months, the keepers crawled on the ground with him to show him how to walk; coughed in his face to teach him discipline; and gave him happy gorilla grumbles to encourage him. But for Umande, something was still missing. Luckily, a thousand miles away at the Columbus Zoo, a mom was waiting just for him. This touching true story about finding a family will resonate with animal lovers and adoptive families alike. Share this book with fans of Owen & Mzee, Tarra & Bella, and Knut.
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 32 pages
- ISBN: 9780803737624 / 0
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bookaday #128. Tender story based on current events, with lovely artwork. Columbus Zoo does excellent work, enjoyed my few visits there. A very sweet story of a gorilla who gets adopted. There is something remarkably touching about a baby without a mother. It's heart-wrenching. Umande is born in a zoo to a young female gorilla who has no idea how to mother her baby. As a result, the zoo keepers have to take care of Umande. It was amazing the dedication of the baby gorilla's caretakers in spending so much time and effort...