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The Great Apes: Between Two Worlds

by Michael Nichols

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In words and more than 100 photographs, the author recounts his decade among the world's great apes and includes essays by Jane Goodall, George B. Schaller, and Mary G. Smith.

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YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection – 1995)

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Genres: Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Teen, Art & Design, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 599.88 — Natural sciences & mathematics Animals Mammals Primates: Monkeys, Gorillas, Chimpanzees Hominidae and Hylobatidae
LCC: QL737 .P96 .N54 — Science Zoology Zoology Chordates. Vertebrates Mammals

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Languages: English
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Published: 1993
Genres: Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Teen, Art & Design, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 599.88
LCC: QL737 .P96 .N54

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