Monkeys and the Universe

Monkey Readers

Kate Banks; Pictures by Tomek Bogacki

Frances Foster Books

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Max’s older brother, Pete, is building a model of the solar system, and he won’t let Max help. It’s enough to make a little monkey feel like nothing more than a speck in the big, wide universe. But after a trip to the observatory, Max and Pete learn that there’s room in the galaxy for both of them, no matter how different they are.

In this sequel to Monkeys and Dog Days, Kate Banks and Tomek Bogacki offer up a stellar tale just right for beginning readers busy finding their own place in the world.

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“Banks does a fine job of combining facts with story in this easy reader, while Bogacki’s illustrations, with their soft colors and blurry lines, convey gentle feelings even amidst the discord. Readers who met Max and Pete in Monkeys and Dog Days will enjoy seeing the monkey family (complete with dog!) again as they ponder the universe.” —Horn Book

“Clearly written, the story supports classroom units on astronomy without packing the pages with facts . . . . This will please preschoolers as well as beginning readers.” —Booklist

“Banks excels at using a controlled vocabulary to tell her story in language accessible to new readers, without ever sounding stilted or restricted, and Bogacki’s illustrations, rendered in bright watercolors and soft, visual texture, provide pictorial cues for readers while also contributing to the storytelling.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Beginning chapter-book readers will enjoy this sweet tale of brotherly love.” —School Library Journal

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Kate Banks; Pictures by Tomek Bogacki

Kate Banks and Tomek Bogacki collaborated on the first book in this series, Monkey and Dog Days. Banks is the author of many award-winning picture books, among them Max’s Words, And If the Moon Could Talk, winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and The Night Worker, winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award. She lives in the South of France. Bogacki has written and illustrated numerous picture books, including Emily Jenkins’s Five Creatures, a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor Book. He lives in New York City.

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Monkeys and the Universe
Monkey Readers
Kate Banks; Pictures by Tomek Bogacki

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Frances Foster Books
March 2009
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780374350284
ISBN10: 0374350280
Beginning Reader
5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, 48 pages, Includes full-color illustrations throughout
Age Range: 6 to 8
Grade Range: 1 to 3 Information for Librarians

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F&P Level A-Z: L

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