<DIV>The heart-tugging true story of how a baby gorilla found love in the arms of a surrogate mom<br> <br> 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.<br><br> This touching true story about finding a family will resonate with animal lovers and adoptive families alike. Share this book with fans of <i>Owen & Mzee</i>, <i>Tarra & Bella</i>, and <i>Knut</i>.</div>