from Booklist: Eye-catching artwork, scientific facts, and playful rhymes make a fun combination in this lively picture book that introduces young children to howler monkeys. Dramatic, double-page spreads show the monkeys climbing through their forest habitats, and the mixed-media images in acryl... more

from Booklist: Eye-catching artwork, scientific facts, and playful rhymes make a fun combination in this lively picture book that introduces young children to howler monkeys. Dramatic, double-page spreads show the monkeys climbing through their forest habitats, and the mixed-media images in acrylic paint, watercolor, crayon, and colored pencil give the animals an almost strokable texture. One scenario shows tourists rushing away from a forest encounter, and a note explains how the monkeys mark and guard their territory: Howlers send a special message / Go, go go! Preschoolers will join in the repeated howler calls (Woo-hoo-hoo! / Ah-Uh-Oh!), as well the bouncing rhymes: Sister never waits / for breakfast, snack, or lunch. / She grabs a bunch of leaves / and gobbles—munch, munch, munch! Many kids will want to hear more about the fascinating, accessible zoological notes, printed in small type on each spread and extended in a final, long section. Preschool-Grade 2. --Hazel Rochman