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Orangutanka

by Margarita Engle

Illustrator: Renée Kurilla

Ages: 6+

Published: 2015

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. BFYR/Macmillan

ISBN: 978-0-8050-9839-6

Keywords: Orangutans, Read-Aloud, Forests, Environments

Through Tanka poetry (a Japanese form) follow an orangutan family and a lively big sister as she dances in a wildlife preserve. Colorful, energetic illustrations. Back matter.