BLOG TOUR w/ GIVEAWAY: A Mom for Umande by Maria Faulconer
A MOM FOR UMANDE by Maria Faulconer, illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung Dial Books for Young Readers, 2014 ISBN: 978-0-8037-3762-4 Picture Book Grades 1 and up Source: publisher for review (Thanks!) All opinions expressed are solely my own. ABOUT THE BOOK The heart-tugging true story of how a baby gorilla found love in the arms of a surrogate mom. When Umande was born, his mother didn’t know how to take care of him. So, he was hand-reared by keepers at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. For eight months, the keepers crawled on the ground with him to show him how to walk; coughed in his face to teach him discipline; and gave him happy gorilla grumbles to encourage him. But for Umande, something was still missing. Luckily, a thousand miles away at the Columbus Zoo, a mom was waiting just for him. This touching true story about finding a family will resonate with animal lovers and adoptive families alike. Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & No...