The Monkey and the Dove: And Four Other True Stories of Animal Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland$6.76
$7.95
Good friends come in all shapes and sizes
Unlikely Friendships, the runaway New York Times bestseller with a compelling message of hope and friendship and differences overcome, is rewritten just for younger readers. This hardcover chapter book for children ages seven and up collects five heartwarming true stories of animal friendship: a dog that loves an elephant, a bear and a cat who become best friends, a house cat who looks after a dog as he goes blind, a lioness who protects a baby antelope, and a dove who befriends a baby Rhesus monkey.
Chapter books give young readers a strong sense of accomplishment, and these heartwarming animal stories, with their incredible photographs and inexplicable mysteries of attraction, their focus on friendship, love, and the ways that creatures of all different species can find common bonds of affection, will keep kids turning the pages to find out about the unusual ways animals help each other and discover the love of new friends.
Each is a perfect gift for young animal lovers, and a lovely subject to help kids get reading.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Published: 05/02/2012
ISBN: 9780761170112
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.10h x 4.80w x 0.40d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2012
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 142 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 152799 / Monkey and the Dove: And Four Other True Stories of Animal Friendships
Reading Level: 4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
Unlikely Friendships, the runaway New York Times bestseller with a compelling message of hope and friendship and differences overcome, is rewritten just for younger readers. This hardcover chapter book for children ages seven and up collects five heartwarming true stories of animal friendship: a dog that loves an elephant, a bear and a cat who become best friends, a house cat who looks after a dog as he goes blind, a lioness who protects a baby antelope, and a dove who befriends a baby Rhesus monkey.
Chapter books give young readers a strong sense of accomplishment, and these heartwarming animal stories, with their incredible photographs and inexplicable mysteries of attraction, their focus on friendship, love, and the ways that creatures of all different species can find common bonds of affection, will keep kids turning the pages to find out about the unusual ways animals help each other and discover the love of new friends.
Each is a perfect gift for young animal lovers, and a lovely subject to help kids get reading.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Published: 05/02/2012
ISBN: 9780761170112
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.10h x 4.80w x 0.40d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2012
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 142 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 152799 / Monkey and the Dove: And Four Other True Stories of Animal Friendships
Reading Level: 4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5