PICTURE BOOK NONFICTION: Fourteen Monkeys by Melissa Stewart & Animal Architects by Amy Cherrix
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In Manú National Park in Peru, an amazing fourteen different species of monkeys live together. That’s more than in any other rainforest in the world! How can they coexist so well? Find out in this lyrical, rhyming picture book that explores each monkey’s habits, diet, and home, illustrating how this delicate ecosystem and its creatures live together in harmony. From howler monkeys to spider monkeys to night monkeys, young readers will love getting to know these incredible primates and seeing the amazing ways they share their forest.
REVIEW
Manu National park in Peru has more species of monkeys than any other place on earth. In this beautiful nonfiction book, Melissa Stewart introduces readers to each of the 14 different species that live in the park. Each spread begins with a couplet introducing one unique thing about the monkey on that page. These short couplets are perfect for reading out loud. Additional short passages of information are included for those who want to know more about each species. Even more information is included at the end of the book. This includes information about group size, diet, lifespan, and predators. The end of the book also includes a size comparison chart. Steve Jenkins cut paper collage illustrations are stunning as usual. Each spread also includes an illustration about where in the levels of the rain forest the monkeys live. This book provides fascinating information about a variety of different monkeys in a wonderfully written and gorgeously illustrated way. Highly recommended.
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Did you know the natural world is a construction zone? All over Earth, on land and at sea, animals are building the most amazing things. From tricky trapdoors to undersea cities to palaces of pebbles and more, come see the incredible creations of animal architects.
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Animals can be remarkable builders. From nests to beaver lodges to coral reefs, the world is full of amazing things that animals have built. This book highlights a few animals and the structures that they build. Readers will meet trapdoor spiders who build a hidden entrance to their tunnels in order to trap prey. A bower bird builds an upside-down arch to attract a mate. Gentoo penguins build nests out of pebbles. Each four page spread introduces the animal and gives a hint to the structure being created, then the page turn reveals the final result. Sasaki's digital illustrations beautifully compliment the simple, straight-forward text. This book makes for a great introduction to the amazing world of animal architecture with lots of fabulous examples and amazing illustrations.
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