capuchin monkeys

Readers will tag along with scientists as they uncover intriguing adaptations that help animals survive in their environments.

In the mid-eighteen hundreds, while serving as cook's apprentice on his uncle's schooner with his pet monkey, Allie, twelve-year-old Ray discovers that they are transporting a fugitive slave to the free north.

Discusses the monkey as an unusual helper companion, training, and on the job.

"Full-color photographs and simple text introduce capuchin monkeys"--Provided by publisher.

A photo-essay focusing on a teenager with quadriplegia and his capuchin monkey, illustrating how capuchins are trained to provide help and companionship to people who are disabled.

In the mid-eighteen hundreds, while serving as cook's apprentice on his uncle's schooner with his pet monkey, Allie, twelve-year-old Ray discovers that they are transporting a fugitive slave to the free north.