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A whirlwind tour of new ideas and findings about animal emotions, based on De Waal's studies of the social and emotional lives of chimpanzees, bonobos, and other primates. De Waal discusses facial expressions, animal sentience and consciousness, Mama's life and death, the emotional side of human politics, and the illusion of free will. He distinguishes between emotions and feelings, all the while emphasizing the continuity between our species and...
3) Chimpanzees
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English
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Describes the life of chimpanzees, including social structure, reproduction and child rearing, use of tools and ability to solve problems, and loss of habitat.
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2022.
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English
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"Clementine is different from other mice: she can calculate the speed of light and she dreams in Latin. The scientists say she's a genius and put her through test after test. Clementine is proud of being a good lab mouse, but she's lonely. Her only snatches of friendship occur during her late-night visits with a chimpanzee named Rosie. When a compassionate lab technician frees Clementine, the mouse discovers an outside world full of wonders: Brussels...
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Soho Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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"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 about the simple truths that transcend species, the meaning of family, the lure of belonging, and the capacity for survival. A powerful and haunting meditation on human nature told from the dual perspectives of a Vermont family that has adopted a chimp...
8) Yes
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2006.
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English
Description
A young chimpanzee preparing for bedtime learns to say "Yes" when things suit him and "No" when they do not.
9) Chimpanzees
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English
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"Describes the life of chimpanzees, including social structure, reproduction and child rearing, use of tools and ability to solve problems, and loss of habitat." --
12) Things I like
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1989.
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English
Description
A young chimp enumerates favorite playtime activities, from painting and riding a bike to paddling in the sea and partying with friends.
13) Hug
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
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English
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Bobo the chimp seeks hugs among various jungle animals and their young, but he does not get what he wants until he is reunited with his own parent.
14) Chimpanzees
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Rourke Corp
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the playful, outgoing chimpanzee.
15) Chimpanzees
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Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces chimpanzees to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.
17) Chimpanzees
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Series
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
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English
Description
Describes the behavior, habitat, life cycle, and physical characteristics of this much-studied ape.
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Have you ever stayed up way past your bedtime? Jim Panzee certainly has. Jim is going to a slumber party and there's LOTS to do. Jim plans on bobbing for mangoes, going termite fishing, and of course staying UP ALL NIGHT! But Jim gets more than a little frustrated when all the things he wanted to do go awry. One by one, everyone else falls asleep, while Jim is determined to stay up. How long will he last?"--Publisher description.
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From the time she was a girl, Jane Goodall dreamed of a life spent working with animals. Finally she had her wish. When she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. On her expeditions she braved the dangers with leopards and lions in the African bush. And she got to know an amazing group of wild chimpanzees—intelligent animals whose lives, in work and play and family relationships, bear...
20) Chimpanzees
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English
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Describes how chimpanzees are born and cared for and how they learn to find food and communicate with other members of their groG up.
