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Hatkoff, Juliana , Hatkoff, Isabella , Hatkoff, Craig

Looking for Miza: The True Story of the Mountain Gorilla Family Who Rescued One of Their Own

40 pp. | Scholastic | November, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-08540-3 $16.99

(4) K-3 Photographs by Peter Greste. The authors of Owen & Mzee and Knut tell another compelling, true wildlife story. Miza, a baby mountain gorilla in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and her mother, go missing. The rangers and Miza's father, a silverback, search for them. Miza eventually returns, although her mother does not. The text is frequently awkward, but impressive nature photographs make this story memorable.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee