Beau, a gentle and kind gorilla, becomes separated from his family in the African rainforest, is lost and injured before being rescued and given appropriate treatment. He is transported to a beautiful American zoo where he did not receive the type of welcome that both the zoo personnel and Beau had expected. One truly becomes wrapped up in Beau's feelings and emotions as he falls into a dark dungeon of despair and hopelessness. Read about the tender ways that Beau uses to capture the love, respect, and attention of everyone around him as he rises to become a Superstar.