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by David Anderson (Author)
Rustle! A shaggy red shape reaches out with one long arm and grabs a branch 7 feet away. High above the forest floor, an orangutan swings through the treetops with ease.
If your child loves smart, gentle animals, orangutans are the kind of creature that will blow their mind. These red-haired apes build a brand new bed in the treetops every single night, remember the locations of hundreds of fruit trees for years, and use sticks as tools to get food.
"The Nature Kid's Guide to Orangutans" is written for curious kids ages 7 to 12 who want to know how these incredible apes live high above the rainforest floor. Why do males grow giant cheek pads up to 12 inches wide? How can they carry 200 pounds through thin branches? And why do baby orangutans stay with their mothers longer than most kids stay in elementary school?
Short sentences and jaw-dropping facts fill every page. Your child will discover that orangutans spend 95% of their lives in trees, can swing through branches at 35 miles per hour, and have arms seven times stronger than a human's. They'll learn how mothers teach their babies everything from which fruits to eat to how to build sleeping nests.
A book for kids who love amazing apes and the wild rainforests they call home.
One orangutan. One ancient forest. A whole book full of incredible secrets your child will want to share.
The Nature Kid's Guide series makes learning about nature an adventure, one animal at a time.
