Curious About Orangutans

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Author Gina Shaw
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Primate Power!

What's got long red hair, toes that work like thumbs, arms longer than its legs, swings from tree branch to tree branch, and can even use an iPad?
The amazing orangutan!
Smithsonian's National Zoo is actively working to help save this endangered primate. Curious about how? Check out this 8 x 8 filled with full-color photos and lively text about how orangutans live and how the Zoo provides for their enrichment and survival.
Gina Shaw is a writer and editor who has taught children's book writing at Hofstra University. She is the author of the Smithsonian books Curious About Orangutans, The Poop Sleuth, The Buzz on Insects, Curious About Snow, Curious About Zoo Vets, and Welcome, Bao Bao. View titles by Gina Shaw

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Primate Power!

What's got long red hair, toes that work like thumbs, arms longer than its legs, swings from tree branch to tree branch, and can even use an iPad?
The amazing orangutan!
Smithsonian's National Zoo is actively working to help save this endangered primate. Curious about how? Check out this 8 x 8 filled with full-color photos and lively text about how orangutans live and how the Zoo provides for their enrichment and survival.

Author

Gina Shaw is a writer and editor who has taught children's book writing at Hofstra University. She is the author of the Smithsonian books Curious About Orangutans, The Poop Sleuth, The Buzz on Insects, Curious About Snow, Curious About Zoo Vets, and Welcome, Bao Bao. View titles by Gina Shaw

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