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Buddy Author: ‘If you happened to be walking down the street in New York City in the 1930s you might have seen a most amazing sight; a beautiful woman with a very well-dressed, four-hundred-pound gorilla sporting a red carnation in the lapel of his jacket. The lady’s name? Gertie Lintz. And the gorilla’s name was Buddy. — But how does a gorilla ... more »
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A longer-than-usual Joyce, based on the true story of a woman who raised a gorilla from infancy.
Based on a true story. Eccentric, rich Gertrude Lintz, married to a man who loved and pandered to her adopted all sorts of animals. Lintz was actually the first person to raise a gorilla orphan. Buddy, the urbane almost human ape, was that gorilla. A wonderful story for all ages.
Genres:
- Children's Books >> Animals >> Apes & Monkeys >> Fiction
- Children's Books >> History >> Historical Fiction >> United States >> General
- Children's Books >> Ages 4-8 >> General
- Children's Books >> Authors & Illustrators, A-Z >> ( J ) >> Joyce, William