The Monkey Thief
by Aileen Kilgore Henderson
Twelve-year-old Steve Hanson is sent to Costa Rica for eight months to
live with his uncle. He discovers a world completely unlike anything he
can see from the cushions of his couch back home, a world filled with
giant trees and insects, mysterious sounds, and the constant
companionship of monkeys swinging in the branches overhead.
Steve
hatches a plan to capture a monkey for himself. But his quest for a pet
leads him into dangerous territory —and into a secret conspiracy of
smugglers. It will take all of Steve's survival skills —and the help of
his new friends —to get him out of trouble.
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Contributors: Illus. by Paul Mirocha
Aileen Kilgore Henderson
Author's Bio:Aileen Kilgore Henderson, author of Summer of the Bonepile Monster and numerous stories and articles, is a former teacher who lives in Brookwood, Alabama, with her husband, a naturalist. The Monkey Thief is her second children's book.
Awards:New York Public Library’s Books for the Teen Age, 1998
Quotes:“A tale of intrigue and adventure in which Steve changes from “couch
potato' to energetic, thoughtful hero. A fine, thought-provoking book.”
—Carol Erdahl, The Red Balloon Book Shop
“A great supplement to a rain forest or ecology unit. It is also enjoyable reading.” —Lorgnette, The Heart of Texas Literature
“Henderson
raises several issues, animating them with some mild suspense and
solving at least one problem by sending Steve home fit and eager to
study both Spanish and monkeys.” —Booklist
“Steve is sent to live
in Costa Rica with an uncle who is building an educational preserve in
the rainforest. There he learns that the good of the country and the
world is much more important than the gain of an individual.”--—Horn Book
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Binding: Cloth
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Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 1997
Size: 5.25 x 8
Genre: Intermediate Fiction
Pages: 176
ISBN: 9781571316127
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