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Non-Fiction
Barrett, N.S. Picture Library Monkeysand Apes. New York: Franklin Watts Ltd. 1988.
Lucas, Andre. Monkeys, Apes, and OtherPrimates. Young Discovery Library, 1985.
Nowak, Ronald M. Walker's Mammals ofthe World Fifth Edition. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UniversityPress, 1991.
Rowe, Noel. The Pictorial Guide toLiving Primates. New York: Pergonias Press, 1996.
Shire, Donald R. Apes and Monkeys.New York: Doubleday. 1991.
Steedman, Scott. Amazing Monkeys.New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991.
Haldane, Sarah. HelpingHands ; How monkeys assist peoplewho are disabled. Dutton Children's Books, 1991. 4th grade andup
Fiction
Martin Rafe. The Monkey Bridge.New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1997
Singer, Muff and Risa Sherwood Gordon.Tiny Monkey Can, Too! . Connecticut: Joshua Morris Publishing1997.
AFew Fiction Books for Children
Berry, James. "Monkey, Tiger and theMagic Trials", from Spiderman Anancy. Holt & Co., 1989. Fifthgrade and up. One of twenty West Indian folk tales. The character'scolloquial speech patterns can either add interest or cause confusiondepending on the educational level of the child.
Bierhorst, John - editor. "The Monkey'sHaircut", from The Monkey's Haircut and other tales told by the Maya.Morrow, 1986. Fifth grade and up. One of a collection of 22 storiestold by the Maya people of Mexico. The story reflects a combinationof the influences of ancient traditions as well as those of WesternEurope.
Christelow, Eileen. Five LittleMonkeys With Nothing To Do. Clarion Books, 1996. ElementarySchool Age: Five little monkeys are bored, but their mother has themclean up the house for Aunt Bessie's visit. Cartoon-likeillustrations accompany a fun text. The story is well stocked withrepetition and refrains that will make it a good read-a-loudoption.
Henriquez, Elsa - collector. "The MonkeyWho Asked for Misery", from The Magic Orange Tree and OtherHaitian Folktales. Knopf, 1978. Fifth grade and up. One of twentyeight tales collected during travels throughout Haiti. Includes anintroduction detailing the circumstances surrounding the finding ofthe story.
Hurd, Edith Thatcher. Last One Home isa Green Pig. Harper & Row, 1959. Elementary School Age: A duck and a monkey try to outsmart each other when racing each otherhome.
Slobodkina, Esphyr. Caps for Sale: aTale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business.Addison - Wesley, 1947 Picture book: A cap peddler takes a napunder a tree. When he wakes up, his caps have disappeared. Helooks up in the tree and sees countless monkeys, each wearing a capand grinning.
Storiesfor Kids on the Web.
TheMonkey King and the Water Demon. This is a story on the web about a wise monkey king who uses his witsand his powers to take care of his loyal subjects. The page maytake a little while to load.
TheMonkey and the Crocodile; a Jataka Tale fromIndia. This is aretelling of one of the Jataka fables about Buddha in his animalincarnations. The story is available on the web.
Watkins, Yoko Kawashima. "The monkey andthe crab", from Tales from the Bamboo Grove. Bradbury Press,1992. One of six Japanese folk tales that the author had heard as achild from her parents. Fine full-page brush-and-ink illustrationsare featured.
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