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Koko: Smart Signing Gorilla
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.