Martin Jenkins

Ape

Illustrator: White, Vicky

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Altersempfehlung: 4 bis 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 278mm x 228mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 245g
• ISBN-13: 9780763649746
• ISBN-10: 0763649740
• Artikelnr.: 29930486

Autorenporträt

Martin Jenkins, a conservation biologist, has written several nonfiction books for children, including Grandma Elephant's in Charge, The Emperor's Egg, and Chameleons are Cool. He lives in Cambridge, England. Vicky White worked as a zookeeper for several years beore earning an MA in natural history illustration from London's Royal College of Art. Ape is her first picture book.