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Gorilla Doctors
Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes
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Kirkus Reviews:"This is a fascinating look into the work of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. Illustrated with stunning photographs, it is a stellar example of children's nonfiction..."
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Kirkus Reviews:
"This is a fascinating look into the work of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. Illustrated with stunning photographs, it is a stellar example of children's nonfiction..."

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To research this book I traveled to Rwanda and Uganda to visit the mountain gorillas, tag along with the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project scientists, and spent time with a young orphan gorilla named Fearless.

About Pamela

Growing up in Riverside, California, Pamela Turner was always surrounded by pets, books, and drawing paper. Her first ambition was to write and illustrate children’s books—about animals, of course.      

Pamela spent her junior year in college as an...

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