Introducing the two latest additions to the American Museum of Natural History's Very First Things to Know About...series: Monkeys and Frogs. Written for four-to-seven-olds and backed by the impeccable authority of the Museum, each title combines the fun of interactive learning with fascinating science, and is embellished with detailed, realistic full-color illustrations, call-outs, and activities that make use of the 25 die-cut, reusable color stickers included with each copy.
Monkeys, like Bears before it, covers the intriguing life of an animal that few children ever see in the wild, but one that has a powerful hold over many a young reader's imagination. It tells how monkeys live, what they eat, their social skills, intelligence, and childcare habits.
Although officially retired from Victoria University in Wellington, John Dawson continues to study plants in New Zealand and abroad. He received his doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley, and has written Forest Vines to Snow Tussocks: The Story of New Zealand Plants in addition to many other botanical contributions.
Sarah Albee is co-author of Lunch Box Library: Six Wild Adventures and author of the forthcoming Big Words for Little Scientists.