Tell a friend about this book...
Friend's Email:
Subject: I have found a book that I think you would enjoy
Member $avings: $29,635,153.79
|
Books Available: 5,111,301
|
Members Online: 1,843
Your Source for Swapping & Buying Books Online!
How To Swap Books
Sign Up
Search 
Kiosk
All Books
PBS Market (New Books)
Book Browser
Advanced Search
Books Posted Today
Member Book Reviews
Award Winning Books
NYT Best Sellers
Most Traveled Copies
Club Wish List
Login
Community
Member Directory
Discussion Forums
Book Lists
Blog
Donations
Live Chat
Box-O-Books
Maps
The Eclectic Pen
Fun Stuff
Top 100
Pulse of PBS
Spread The Word
Photo Gallery
Recipes
Club Tag Cloud
Member Testimonials
Help Center
Kiosk
Need Help?
Search - Jennie
|
|
Jennie Author: Jennie is the fictional account of a chimpanzee named Jennie Archibald based on real-life histories of four chimpanzees who were raised as children in human families: Meshie Mungkut, Lucy Temerlin, Vickie Hayes, and Nim Chimopsky--all of whom eventually died under tragic and even horrifying circumstances. All the scientific experiments describe... more »
|
Similar books to this author and title:
Members who requested this book also requested:
Top Member Book Reviews
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Good story...makes you think about wild animal in a domestic setting.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Loved this novelization of a chimp raised as a human child by one of my favorite authors. Mr. Preston based this novel on four chimps that were raised in human homes between the 20's and 50's. I was so intrigued that I looked up the chimps on the internet and was flabergasted at the photos and write ups of these experiments. Jennie is a wonderful peek into the relationship between humans and animals.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Interesting fictionalized account of the trials and joys of raising a chimp as an almost human child.
Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> General >> Contemporary
- Literature & Fiction >> Genre Fiction >> Action & Adventure