| Ape Contributor(s): Jenkins, Martin (Author), White, Vicky (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763649740 ISBN-13: 9780763649746 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Apes, Monkeys, Etc. - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Endangered |
| Dewey: 599.88 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.6" W x 10.5" (0.52 lbs) 48 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: White makes an intense emotional connection between subject and reader. . . . The great apes have found their John Singer Sargent. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) A Book Sense Children's Pick A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year A New York Public Library: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Selection An ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award Winner Swing with a hairy orangutan and her baby as they lunge for a smelly, spiky durian fruit. Roam and play with a gang of chimps, then poke out some tasty termites with a blade of grass. Chatter and feast on figs with a bonobo, or chomp on bamboo with a gorilla as he readies for sleep. What could be better than spending time with these rare and wonderful creatures -- after all, the fifth great ape on this planet is you Back matter includes an index and a map. |