The bonobo is the least known species of ape in the world and there are only a handful of books written about them. Recently, a new book for children has been published. It is called I'm Lucy: A Day in the Life of a Young Bonobo, by Mathea Levine, with photographs by Marian Brickner.
Already, the book has been picked up by an after-school literacy program in New York where 5,000 children will learn about Lucy, who lives with her family at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. The story line follows her being comforted by Lorel, her mother, babysat by Lexi, her aunt, and playing with Kaleb, a half brother. She climbs and swings, eats, plays with her toes, and ends up getting goodnight kisses.
Jane Goodall wrote the afterword for parents: "Clearly, bonobos need our help if they are to survive in Africa.... The authors wisely use very few words, leaving the wonderful pictures to speak for themselves."
I'm Lucy is not just about bonobos -- the authors have an interactive website and blog for children that connects learning about bonobos to ongoing environmental issues. Profits from I'm Lucy will go to Bonobo Conservation Initiative and Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots, if purchased from their site at http://www.bonobokids.org/. For the blog, www.bonobokids.com/blog.
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Neat blog, thanks. I've recently discovered Bayard and their series of StoryBoxBooks, AdventureBoxBooks, DiscoveryBoxBooks They have work by acclaimed children's books illustrator Helen Oxenbury appearing in the Storybox series for September. In addition to this, they also have some great activities for rainy days: http://www.storyboxbooks.com/potatoprinting.php, http://www.adventureboxbooks.com/macaroni-picture-frames.php, http://www.discoveryboxbooks.com/skittles.php Enjoy!
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