{"id":625,"date":"2019-12-06T03:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=625"},"modified":"2019-11-26T09:24:13","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T17:24:13","slug":"growing-up-gorilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/growing-up-gorilla\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Up Gorilla"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Growing Up Gorilla<\/strong><\/em>, by Clare Hodgson Meeker. 48 pages; ages 8-12. Millbrook Press, 2019<\/p>\n

The subtitle says it all; this is a book about \u201chow a zoo baby brought her family together.\u201d \u00a0As the book opens, we meet Nadiri, a 19-year old gorilla preparing to give birth. She\u2019s gathered a thick nest of hay around her, but when her baby is born she has no idea of how to respond and care for a tiny baby.<\/p>\n

The keepers and staff at the Woodland Park Zoo were committed to having Nadiri raise her baby. But they were also ready for the possibility that she might not embrace motherhood immediately, because Nadiri had been rejected by her own mother and was hand-raised. So while they began caring for the new baby gorilla, they were determined to help Nadiri bond with baby Yola in a safe, non-threatening environment.<\/p>\n

What I like about this book: Reading this book gives you a front row seat into what goes on behind the scenes in a zoo. Author, Clare Meeker takes us into the gorilla dens, introduces us to the other gorillas that become family, and shows us the love and dedication of the zoo staff. There\u2019s also plenty of back matter so kids can see how humans compare with gorillas (we share 97.7% of the same genes), and some of the ways people are working to protect gorillas and their habitat.<\/p>\n

Head over to Archimedes Notebook<\/a> for an interview with the author.<\/p>\n

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It’s STEM Friday!<\/a> (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2019 Sue Heavenrich <\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Growing Up Gorilla, by Clare Hodgson Meeker. 48 pages; ages 8-12. Millbrook Press, 2019 The subtitle says it all; this is a book about \u201chow a zoo baby brought her family together.\u201d \u00a0As the book opens, we meet Nadiri, a 19-year old gorilla preparing to give birth. She\u2019s gathered a thick nest of hay around … <\/p>\n

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