Gorillas Review By: Ayisha Hernandez

Gorillas (Nonfiction)

Gibbons, Gail. (2011). Gorillas.  New York, New York: Holiday House.

Gorillas live in troops on a home range. Gorilla troops consist of a Silverback male, who is the leader, blackbacks (young male gorillas), and 8-12 females gorillas. Gorillas build nests out of leaves and branches and they never sleep in the same nest twice. When gorillas eat, they make sounds just like humans do. Baby gorillas hang from their Mother’s hair and play while the adult gorillas nap.

Gibbons has done it again! She never fails when writing a nonfiction book for children. The language in the book is easy for children to follow and the explanation of challenging vocabulary is very helpful. The short summary I included above is only a miniscule amount of information in relation to the information provided by Gibbons in the book. Gibbons provides detailed illustrations along with labels and captions to help student better understand the information given. This nonfiction book is a well detail informational book about gorillas. Students will be able to learn about gorillas while also being immersed in the life of a gorilla. I would recommend this book to children from about late First Grade to Fifth Grade.