Carole O. (gatorgumbogirl) reviewed on + 28 more book reviews
Jenny was hard to put down. Such a believable story!
Through a series of letters and times remembered by characters in the book, we come to know Jenny, an orphaned baby chimpanzee. Jenny was born in the jungles in Africa, delivered by Dr. Archibald, a visiting scientist from the USA. Her Mother Ape lay dying as the story unfolds.
When the newborn baby chimp gazed into Dr. Archibald's eyes, the good doctor fell in love with her. And so, Jenny gpes to the states to be raised as a "daughter" in her new human family.
My favorite parts of the book are times when Jenny played with the children as they all grew up. She ate meals at the table with them, rode bikes through the neighborhood and eventually learned sign language to communicate. Years later when Jenny's adolescence proves traumatic for the family and Jenny alike, life changes for everyone.
Not a true story yet one based on a similar incident, I found Jenny a fascinating story and didn't want it to end for I feared it would not be a happily ever after story. What it was turned out to be is a story I thought of many times after reading it. Very poignant.
Through a series of letters and times remembered by characters in the book, we come to know Jenny, an orphaned baby chimpanzee. Jenny was born in the jungles in Africa, delivered by Dr. Archibald, a visiting scientist from the USA. Her Mother Ape lay dying as the story unfolds.
When the newborn baby chimp gazed into Dr. Archibald's eyes, the good doctor fell in love with her. And so, Jenny gpes to the states to be raised as a "daughter" in her new human family.
My favorite parts of the book are times when Jenny played with the children as they all grew up. She ate meals at the table with them, rode bikes through the neighborhood and eventually learned sign language to communicate. Years later when Jenny's adolescence proves traumatic for the family and Jenny alike, life changes for everyone.
Not a true story yet one based on a similar incident, I found Jenny a fascinating story and didn't want it to end for I feared it would not be a happily ever after story. What it was turned out to be is a story I thought of many times after reading it. Very poignant.
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