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Non-Fiction
Barrett, N.S. Picture Library Monkeys and Apes. New York: Franklin Watts Ltd. 1988.
Lucas, Andre. Monkeys, Apes, and Other Primates. Young Discovery Library, 1985.
Nowak, Ronald M. Walker's Mammals of the World Fifth Edition. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991.
Rowe, Noel. The Pictorial Guide to Living 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. Helping Hands ; How monkeys assist people who are disabled. Dutton Children's Books, 1991. 4th grade and up
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 Publishing 1997.
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Few Fiction Books for Children
Berry, James. "Monkey, Tiger and the Magic Trials", from Spiderman Anancy. Holt & Co., 1989. Fifth grade and up. One of twenty West Indian folk tales. The character's colloquial speech patterns can either add interest or cause confusion depending on the educational level of the child.
Bierhorst, John - editor. "The Monkey's Haircut", from The Monkey's Haircut and other tales told by the Maya. Morrow, 1986. Fifth grade and up. One of a collection of 22 stories told by the Maya people of Mexico. The story reflects a combination of the influences of ancient traditions as well as those of Western Europe.
Christelow, Eileen. Five Little Monkeys With Nothing To Do. Clarion Books, 1996. Elementary School Age: Five little monkeys are bored, but their mother has them clean up the house for Aunt Bessie's visit. Cartoon-like illustrations accompany a fun text. The story is well stocked with repetition and refrains that will make it a good read-a-loud option.
Henriquez, Elsa - collector. "The Monkey Who Asked for Misery", from The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales. Knopf, 1978. Fifth grade and up. One of twenty eight tales collected during travels throughout Haiti. Includes an introduction detailing the circumstances surrounding the finding of the story.
Hurd, Edith Thatcher. Last One Home is a Green Pig. Harper & Row, 1959. Elementary School Age: A duck and a monkey try to outsmart each other when racing each other home.
Slobodkina, Esphyr. Caps for Sale: a Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business. Addison - Wesley, 1947 Picture book: A cap peddler takes a nap under a tree. When he wakes up, his caps have disappeared. He looks up in the tree and sees countless monkeys, each wearing a cap and grinning.
Stories
for Kids on the Web.
The Monkey King and the Water Demon. This is a story on the web about a wise monkey king who uses his wits and his powers to take care of his loyal subjects. The page may take a little while to load.
The Monkey and the Crocodile; a Jataka Tale from India. This is a retelling of one of the Jataka fables about Buddha in his animal incarnations. The story is available on the web.
Watkins, Yoko Kawashima. "The monkey and the crab", from Tales from the Bamboo Grove. Bradbury Press, 1992. One of six Japanese folk tales that the author had heard as a child from her parents. Fine full-page brush-and-ink illustrations are featured.
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