Congo
(Book)
Published
New York : Knopf, Ã1980.
Physical Description
xiii, 304 pages ; 22 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 15
Status
Park Co. Library - Fiction
FIC CRICHTON, M.
1 available
FIC CRICHTON, M.
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Park Co. Library - Fiction | FIC CRICHTON, M. | Gift 2008 | On Shelf |
Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Albany Co. Public Library - Fiction | FICTION CRICHTON | On Shelf | |
Big Horn Co. - Lovell Branch - Fiction | F CRI | On Shelf | |
Big Horn Co. Library - Basin - Fiction | CRI | On Shelf | |
Carbon Co. Encampment Library - Fiction | FICTION CRICHTON | On Shelf | |
Casper College Library - Main Collection | PS3553 .R48 C6 1980 | On Shelf |
Subjects
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Published
New York : Knopf, Ã1980.
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 7.5, 15 Points
Level 7.5, 15 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-304).
Summary
Deep in the African rain forest, near the legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, an expedition of eight American geologists is mysteriously and brutally killed in a matter of minutes. Ten thousand miles away, Karen Ross, the Congo Project Supervisor, watches a gruesome video transmission of the aftermath: a camp destroyed, tents crushed and torn, equipment scattered in the mud alongside dead bodies -- all motionless except for one moving image -- a grainy, dark, man-shaped blur. In San Francisco, primatologist Peter Elliot works with Amy, a gorilla with an extraordinary vocabulary of 620 "signs, " the most ever learned by a primate, and she likes to fingerpaint. But recently, her behavior has been erratic and her drawings match, with stunning accuracy, the brittle pages of a Portuguese print dating back to 1642 ... a drawing of an ancient lost city. A new expedition -- along with Amy -- is sent into the Congo where they enter a secret world, and the only way out may be through a horrifying death ...
Reading Level
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,7.5,15,SD,Quiz 20104,English fiction, vocabulary quiz available.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Crichton, M. (1980). Congo . Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008. 1980. Congo. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008. Congo Knopf, 1980.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Crichton, Michael. Congo Knopf, 1980.
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