A Mom for Umande
Illustrator
Susan Kathleen Hartung
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9780803737624
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Because his own mother is too young to take care of him, Umande, a newborn gorilla, is fed and cuddled by human zookeepers until a surrogate mother is found.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Adoption; Surrogacy; surrogate parent; surrogate mother
Main Character
male gorilla
Race/Ethnicities
Gorillas
Family Formation
adoptive mother
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year,2015 Bank Street College of Education
Keywords
gorilla; animals; infancy; zoos; zookeepers; parental behavior in animals; biological mother; bonding
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Faulconer, Maria, "A Mom for Umande" (2014). Diverse Families. 15.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/15