Leyland Rae Hazlewood

Chester Visits the Mountain Gorillas Leyland Rae Hazlewood

It is a sequel to Chester Goes to Africa. Chester is a field mouse whose home is victim to the bulldozer and concrete to build a city. Chester flees to Africa where he is determined to meet the silverback mountain gorillas before they become extinct. Chester encounters many surprises, but refuses to be distracted by the colorful village celebration, Kwita Izina, in the middle of the African wilderness. Chester journeys with his drum, which he uses to befriend wild animals. Babu, the baboon, Chester's jungle companion, is reluctant to meet the mighty gorillas. The book is a conversation starter that teaches about adventure, friendship, and the preservation of biodiversity.

While "Chester Visits the Mountain Gorillas" entertains, there are subjects and the potential to extract many meaningful lessons through easy engagement with the book.

"Chester Visits the Mountain Gorillas" encourages an opportunity to explore geography and a variety of physical environments if you follow Chester's trip in Africa. The central question underlying the trip is a choice between urban development and the conservation of the natural environment. Reading this book, you, and your child will discover lots of fun ways of looking at the environment, the impact of human activity, and the competition between humans and animals for space on our planet.

Parents and children could explore the differences between cities and villages, grasslands and forests, mountains, wilderness, and various animals like hyenas, baboons, and gorillas. What a great way to learn about primates, endangered and extinct.