Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car
Paperback – Picture Book, August 23, 2004
HarperCollins · Paperback · August 23, 2004
The monkeys and Mama are eager to get a new car.
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- Who it’s for
- Lively verse and comic illustrations invite you to predict what the monkeys will try next.
- Themes
- Creative problem-solving, Working toward a family goal
- Genres
- Monkeys & Apes, Cars & Trucks, Counting & Numbers
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The monkeys and Mama are eager to get a new car. The five little monkeys clean and paint their old car until it sparkles like new. But who will buy it? Perhaps those clever monkeys can convince their cranky crocodile neighbors that what they really need is . . . yes, a car! Children will love predicting how the five little monkeys will deal with each new challenge, making this a perfect story for interactive reading.
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Lively verse and Eileen Christelow's inimitably comic illustrations put the five little monkeys in the driver's seat in more ways than one.
Monkey Business
Lively verse and comic illustrations invite you to predict what the monkeys will try next.
Come here for
- A playful read-aloud with plenty to predict
- Monkeys, cars, and cranky crocodile neighbors
Expect
- Comic illustrations and lively verse
- Freshly polished car trouble
Where it sits
| Monkeys & Apes | 68% |
|---|---|
| Cars & Trucks | 67% |
| Counting & Numbers | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Alligators & Crocodiles
- Monkeys & Apes
- Funny Stories
- Authors
- Eileen Christelow
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- August 23, 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Creative problem-solving · Working toward a family goal
- Reading lane
- Alligators & Crocodiles