By David Gilman (author)
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Longlisted for the 2015 CILIP Carnegie Medal Although tinged with sadness, this is a good-hearted and entertaining adventure story with a good message about animal rights. Beanie is being treated for leukaemia but, when he comes across a young chimpanzee in a deserted house, he knows he must do everything he can to keep him safe from those who want to exploit him.
Luckily, Beanie is very tenacious – and he has a lot of support from family and friends. Thanks to him, both he and his monkey friend are safe.
The chimpanzee gazed at me and then opened the palm of its hand. Using two fingers of its other hand it pretended to scoop up make-believe food into its mouth. It was talking to me!
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Telling me it was hungry. I had found a monster in the haunted house and it was asking for my help. How great was that?
This was a secret worth more than anything. 'Don't be scared,' I whispered. 'I'll look after you.' When nine-year-old Beanie discovers a scared and hungry chimpanzee in a deserted house he vows to protect him.
But where did Malcolm the chimp come from, how does he know sign language and who are the sinister men pursuing him? One brave boy, one escaped chimpanzee, one adventure of a lifetime.
David Gilman is the successful author of the Max Gordon: Danger Zone series of eco-adventures. Monkey and Me is his first standalone novel for children. David is also an award-winning screenwriter and has written for successful long-running series like Dalziel and Pascoe and A Touch of Frost. Before becoming a writer, David was a fire-fighter, a photographer and a soldier in the parachute regiment’s Reconnaissance Platoon.
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The chimpanzee gazed at me and then opened the palm of its hand. Using two fingers of its other hand it pretended to scoop up make-believe food into its mouth.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Monkey and Me and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Monkey and Me features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Monkey and Me was written by David Gilman and published by Penguin Random House Australia
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