Count the monkeys
Record details
- ISBN: 1423160657
- ISBN: 9781423160656
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Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
print - Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: New York : Disney Hyperion, c2013.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from jacket. |
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Subject: | Counting Fiction Monkeys Fiction Animals Fiction |
Genre: | Humorous fiction. |
Available copies
- 0 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | E BARNE M (Text) | 33126018616569 | Easy | Checked out | 04/25/2024 |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2013 May
PreS-Gr 1âBarnett is back with a zany interactive counting book that's sure to tickle youngsters' funny bones. The text starts on the title page with the words: "Hey kids! Time to count the monkeys⦠all you have to do is turn the pageâ¦." But on the first page, one king cobra has scared them off. Next, two mongooses frighten off the cobra, and so on, with ever-increasing numbers of wacky animals and people until "10 polka-dotted rhinoceroses with bagpipes and bad breath" are called upon to get rid of 9 lumberjacks and the book runs out of pages, leaving 0 monkeys. Don't despair, because the final page turn reveals a huge number of monkeys filling up the endpapers. Cornell's full-bleed cartoon artwork featuring mongooses wearing numbered racing tops, crocodiles with top hats and canes, and an assortment of lumberjacks in plaid tops sporting a variety of mustaches and beards is a perfect fit for Barnett's chatty, tongue-in-cheek tone. Cornell packs the pages with oversize characters and plenty of color, all on a green backdrop reminiscent of the jungle from the initial endpaper. The story unfolds in an almost cinematic style that will have young listeners impatiently turning the pages. Barnett's Chloe and the Lion (Hyperion, 2012) broke into metafiction, making it more accessible to older readers. This title is more straightforward and will appeal to fans of What to Do If an Elephant Stands on Your Foot (Dial, 2012) and other interactive books. Sure to be a hit, even if those elusive monkeys are rather difficult to count when they finally make an appearance.âAmy Lilien-Harper, The Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT
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