The Monkey and the Dove: And Four Other True Stories of Animal Friendships (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780761170112)

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.

Author: Jennifer S. Holland
ISBN-10: 0761170111
ISBN-13: 9780761170112
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/02/2012
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.10h x 4.80w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 152799 / Monkey and the Dove: And Four Other True Stories of Animal Friendships


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2012
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 142 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed