The ape star
Nilsson, Frida, 1979-2022
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Jonna lives in an orphanage. Like all the other children, she dreams of being adopted by a well-dressed mother who smells of perfume. One day, a beat-up car pulls up. The door opens and out steps a thick, hairy leg in a muddy boot, followed by a belly as round as a barrel, and finally, a head like an overgrown pear. It's a gorilla! Surely the orphanage won't let a gorilla adopt a child. But, to Jonna's horror, Gorilla chooses her...
Main title:
The ape star / Frida Nilsson ; translated by Julia marshall ; illustrations from the feature film The ape star.
Author:
Nilsson, Frida, 1979-, authorMarshall, Julia, 1954-, translator
Edition:
English-language edition.
Imprint:
Wellington, New Zealand : Gecko Press, 2022.©2022.
Collation:
195 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Notes:
"The bestselling book and now film" -- cover.Originally published in Swedish as Apstijärnan, ©2008.In this award-winning chapter book about prejudice and justice, an orphan girl is adopted by a gorilla who owns a junkyard. A surprising friendship grows between them. Translated from the Swedish.
Audience:
Upper primary
ISBN:
9781776574223 (paperback)
Language:
EnglishSwedish
Added title:
BRN:
450706
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Junior Fiction | NILSSO | Available |