Nonfiction Monkey

Gorillas using iPads, lemurs finger painting, squirrel monkeys popping bubbles...these primates are pretty smart! Could you make the grade in Primate School? Learn how diverse the primate family is and some of the ways humans are teaching new skills to their primate cousins. Author Jennifer Keats Curtis is once again working with organizations across the country to share fun facts about primates through this audiobook.

The author of the Mutts comic strip and several best-selling children’s books, Patrick McDonnell has been hailed as the next Charles Schulz. In his characteristic heartwarming style, McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee, Jubilee. With anecdotes from Goodall’s autobiography, McDonnell makes this true story accessible for the very young - and young at heart.

Learn what a mountain gorilla has in common with a hippopotamus. Find out what sets a mountain gorilla apart from a raccoon or a mountain lion. Listeners will compare key traits of mountain gorillas - their appearance, behavior, habitat, and life cycle - to traits of other mammals. Through gathering information about similarities and differences, listeners will make connections and draw conclusions about what makes this animal a mammal and how mammals are alike and different from each other.

Many people often use the terms “ape” and “monkey” interchangeably. In fact, many people will also refer to apes as monkeys and likewise refer to monkeys as apes. While it is important to note that apes and monkeys are both considered primates, they have many definite differences. The easiest and quickest way to tell monkeys and apes apart is by looking for a tail. Most monkeys have tails, while all apes do not have tails. Apes tend to live longer than monkeys, and they are also normally larger than monkeys.

Der 5-jährige Gabriel hat viele freche Freunde. Aber keine sind so frech wie die Totenkopfäffchen! In diesem deutsch-englischen Hörbuch kannst du dabei sein, wenn der kleine Gabriel seine lustigen Freunde im Zoo besucht und dabei immer wieder eine Überraschung erlebt! Also pass gut auf deine Sachen auf, sonst könnte es sein, dass sie auf mysteriöse Weise verschwinden.

Did you know that gorillas’ massive arms are strong enough to tear down trees and bend iron bars? How about that, even so, gorillas can be tender friends and gentle, loving parents? Or that gorillas are ticklish? Perfect for all animal lovers—and gorilla fans in particular—this book is filled with all the facts you need to know to become a gorilla expert!

Did you know that orangutans spend most of their lives in trees? They are the slowest-moving apes. Big males sometimes have to travel on the ground because the tree branches can’t support them. Children will learn about the gorilla, chimpanzee, orangutan, bonobo and gibbon.

Do you want to be amazed by pictures of gorillas? Let's see color photos of gorillas! You and your child will find pictures of gorillas with short, simplified text for children learning to read or those who like picture books. Gorillas: Photos and Fun Facts for Kids is book 104 in the Kids Learn with Pictures series. This book is centered around a clear concept: seeing pictures of gorillas. This is a stock photo book of animals that asks questions about the pictures shown to encourage interaction and responses from the child.

Max is a cute monkey who don't see anything wrong with tossing things at his friends. In fact, he enjoys it, but soon realizes that his friends are not as happy about it as he is. After being yelled at over and over, he goes and talks to Mr. Owl. What happens when the wise owl talks to him about his actions?