Monkey

Children's Literature - Beverly Kobrin

The author describes the habitat, daily routines, and physical and social characteristics of both African and Asian elephants: Ms Arnold focuses on those in captivity in northern California's Marine World Africa USA while Dr. Grace's Elephants features wild African elephants.

School Library Journal

Gr 3-5-Arnold and Hewett once again combine talents to produce two attractive, informative photo essays. In Elephant, Arnold uses the captives of Marine World Africa USA in California to explain the physical characteristics of both Asian and African species, as well as their habits and behavior. The closing section of the book describes the long association elephants have had with humans, dating from prehistoric times. Monkey is a delightful introduction that focuses on ``Little Dude,'' a red-crowned mangabey at the Los Angeles Zoo. The characteristics and habits common to all monkeys, as well as those that are unique to the mangabeys are described. Both texts are accompanied by one or two superb, full-color photos per page, including many fascinating closeups. Cynthia Overbeck's Elephants and Monkeys (both 1981, Lerner) present the same basic textual information, but the photos aren't of the same caliber.-Barbara B. Murphy, Shaler Area School District Libraries, Pittsburgh