Orangutan: Endangered Ape

Orangutan: Endangered Ape by Aline Amon. Published by Atheneum, New York, NY, 1977. 1st Stated Edition. Hardbound in Glassine Protected DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: VG in Good DJ. Discarded Library Book. 163 Pgs. ISBN 068930563X. LCCN 76-41354. To give the reader a true feeling for the orangutan and its life, as well as the facts about it, the chapters in this book alternate. One set of chapters are fiction, detailing the life of a mother and child, based on current studies. The other set of chapters tells something of the historical development of the orangutan as a species, of the history of the ape's association with man, and of the current status of studies of the ape in the field and in zoos. The entire picture is one of a most interesting creature, one well worth understanding and saving. Illustrated with photographs and drawings by the author. Description text copyright 2006 BooksForComfort. Item ID 11116.