However, on normal days, female Celebes crested macaques butts look paler than their male counterparts. This was a totally unexpected find, and we knew we had something unusual and possibly unknown when we first saw the animal. The challenge now is to make the Lesula an iconic species that carries the message for conservation for all of Congo’s endangered fauna,” says John Hart. Eppure il testo è abbastanza lungo, considerando poi che si tratta di una lettura in una lingua che non conoscono.

When he spots a big sleepy bear he decides to have some fun and draw some spectacles on him, but the Bear wakes with a start and soon all of the other animals are wide awake too. These monkeys have distinctive reddish-brown fur and long tails, are social and live in groups of up to 30 individuals. Females reach sexual maturity at around three years, while males reach maturity at approximately four years.Little Tiger Press picture book and CD sets are a great aid to improving reading skills and are perfect for bedtime, for journeys in the car or for listening together. Monkey gets bored with all of the animals being such boring colours, especially as he admires the parrots with their vibrant plumage.

A species of monkey previously unknown to science has been discovered in Africa: and boffins say that it has an "extensive" bright blue bottom which rivals that of the largest and most colourful known monkeys on Earth. Nick Schon was born in London and now lives in Luton with his wife, three children and five lazy cats. He painted stripes on the zebra, spots on the leopard and squares on the giraffe … but then he got a bit carried away. I was reading it as a possible storytime book, but I'm not sure how well the talk about painting the monkey's butt might go with some of our parents. Through the Harts, the Peabody has acquired several Lesula specimens that were essential for the genetic and anatomical studies, says Sargis, who also is curator of the Peabody’s mammalogy collections.In this rhyming book the answers to the colors of the some of the animals we are all familiar with is explained with some wonderful illustrations. One day, after finding a tin of paints, he decides to get creative while the other animals are sleeping. I liked the illustration style and the creative story which is sure to have children designing their own animal coats and patterns.

I started working as an illustrator when I was in my final year at Art College and now, over 28 years later I still haven't got a proper job! However, it came through with all 4 corners damaged, with 5 stickers from the former library that owned it. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Soprattutto dopo che ho avuto modo di testarlo: quando l'ho letto alla classe dei più piccoli (a 3/5 anni hanno una soglia molto bassa di attenzione) erano interessatissimi! You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.Though the inside pages are in very good state, that's true, I am a bit disappointed by the tattier looking cover. It's a fun story, but to be on the safe side I'd keep it as a display book for storytime, not as one to read alound (though it would be good for that for a family or group who are alright with the butt talk). The animals get their own back when they wake up and he ends up with a red white and blue face and a bright blue bottom which the kids found hilarious naturally! It is arguably the most colorful, with a trademark bright red and blue face and a very bright and colorful butt.