Baboon
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Book Overview
On his first trip into the world, a baby baboon meets a very slow turtle and concludes that the world is slow. But then, as his mother takes him farther afield, he sees much more: he watches a hungry... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0374304742
ISBN13:9780374304744
Release Date:April 1997
Publisher:Farrar Straus Giroux
Length:28 Pages
Weight:0.94 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 9.6" x 10.4"
Age Range:3 to 6 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 1
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Baboon evokes a sense of quiet at bedtime
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I love a bedtime book that I can read in a whisper, and this book is a melody of soothing tones. The language is amazing; it's lovely to read, non-repetitive, and truly evocative of the quest for any mother (baboon, human, whomever) to describe the world to the hungry eyes of a young child. I'd pick this every night for bedtime reading if I could.
Baboon Butts and More!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
In one word, wow! I purchased this book in the hopes of finding a good children's book, but boy was I surprised when I found a collection of lovely paintings, drawings, and pressed art made from the hind quarters of various baboon species. What a find!-Pie
A book about baboons?
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Baboons? Who want this kind of book? Weren't they ugliest monkeys?No, this books shows you a very different world. Even if you're an adult, you'll find this book a nice bed time reading.
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