{"product_id":"an-ape-came-out-of-my-hatbox-the-story-of-gypsy-a-gibbon-by-lyn-hancock-1st-ed-signed","title":"AN APE CAME OUT OF MY HATBOX, The Story of Gypsy, A Gibbon, by Lyn Hancock (1st Ed. SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAuthor: Lyn Hancock. Published by McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, 1979, 1st Edition. SIGNED, Dedicated and Dated by the Author. Printed in Canada by John Deyell Company. An Excellent Condition HARDCOVER BOOK. Dust Jacket is in very good condition with original label residual glue, and has a removable clear acetate protective cover. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inch, 223 pages.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAN APE CAME OUT OF MY HATBOX, The Story of Gypsy, A Gibbon, by Lyn Hancock, is the classic story about the orphaned 'Gypsy', a playful gibbon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003eThe book details the true, heartwarming story of Gypsy, an orphaned gibbon ape. Hancock famously brought Gypsy into her grade-six classroom in Victoria, British Columbia, where the ape became the core of the students' daily curriculum and inspired the children to write journals and poetry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eDID YOU KNOW? \u003cem\u003eGibbons are apes, not monkeys. They belong to a specific group called lesser apes (family Hylobatidae), which makes them close relatives to great apes like chimpanzees and gorillas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eFor more info on this Author, please see: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynhancock.com\/lyns-biography\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eBiography | Lyn Hancock | Life is always a story adventure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e1st Edition Hardcover Author Signed  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eISBN: 9780771038054  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eGC\u0026amp;C Stock # 5185\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gillmore Coins \u0026 Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48080800514278,"sku":"5185","price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/6212\/8614\/files\/5185_1.jpg?v=1785266853","url":"https:\/\/gillmore.ca\/products\/an-ape-came-out-of-my-hatbox-the-story-of-gypsy-a-gibbon-by-lyn-hancock-1st-ed-signed","provider":"Gillmore Coins \u0026 Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}