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The Education of Koko

by Eugene Linden, Francine Patterson · 1981

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Book describing how Koko a 10-year-old female lowland gorilla learned to sign and communicate using Ameslan, a US language for the deaf and dumb. Her teacher was Dr Fancine Penny Patterson who taught her from age one. Project Koko started in 1972. Illustrated with colour photographs

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of this
Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thiscommunicationcommunicationMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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