Karen's Heart: The True Story of a Brave Baby Orangutan by Irvine, Georgeanne

Karen's Heart: The True Story of a Brave Baby Orangutan (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781943198047)

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Format: Hardcover
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Karen's Heart: The True Story of a Brave Baby Orangutan by Irvine, Georgeanne

Karen's Heart: The True Story of a Brave Baby Orangutan

$14.95
Karen's Heart: The True Story of a Brave Baby Orangutan by Irvine, Georgeanne

Karen's Heart: The True Story of a Brave Baby Orangutan

$14.95
Format: Hardcover
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This is the true story of Karen the orangutan's brave journey through history-making heart surgery and how she won the hearts of everyone around her at the San Diego Zoo. As a young orangutan, Karen had a life-threatening heart murmur caused by a hole in her heart. To save Karen's life, a surgery team from UC San Diego Medical Center performed open-heart surgery on her--the first time this had ever been done on an orangutan.

Readers will be inspired by this heartwarming story that connects, engages, and builds empathy for our animal friends. Karen's Heart is part of the Hope & Inspiration Series from San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press. Get all the books in the series to be truly inspired!

Winner of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Award for Young Reader Nonfiction.



Author: Georgeanne Irvine
ISBN-10: 1943198047
ISBN-13: 9781943198047
Publisher: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Press
Language: English
Published: 05/08/2018
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.10h x 9.20w x 0.50d
By Georgeanne Irvine
By Georgeanne Irvine
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When Georgeanne "George" Irvine was a child, she slept with a dozen stuffed animals on her bed--a lion, two teddy bears, a tiger, a monkey, and more. It was indicative of what was to come: a lifelong career at the San Diego Zoo as a champion for wildlife and conservation as well as an author of two dozen children's books about animals. Photographing and learning about animals in their native habitats are passions for George. Her worldwide adventures have taken her to many of the wildest places on Earth--from the jungles, mountains, and forests of Asia and South America to the savannas of Africa as well as the Outback of Australia. George has devoted more than 40 years of her colorful career to the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park, where she is director of publishing.

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