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by
Jean Craighead George
The
Official Jean Craighead George Web Site
On
Jean Craighead George’s official Web site, you
can e-mail the author, read her responses to commonly
asked questions, find out about her latest projects,
and access audio and video links. Click on the
Writing link to discover a list of helpful writing
prompts. Following these suggestions, write a
story of your own.
A
Conversation With Koko
Read
the story of Dr. Penny Patterson’s remarkable
relationship with Koko the gorilla on this beautiful
site by PBS Online. Be sure to check out the links
Koko’s Scrapbook (for photos of Koko and
her friends) and Learn to Sign With Koko
(to play an interactive game in which you will
learn some words in Gorilla Sign Language).
The
Gorilla Foundation: Koko for Kids
This
is the Gorilla Foundation’s Web site made especially
for kids. Here you will find lots of information
about Koko and her friends at the Gorilla Foundation.
Explore the site and enjoy its many wonderful
photographs. Then, in your Web
Links Activity Log, write three things
your class could do to help save the gorillas.
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