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ANIMAL CLOSE-UPS
Monkeys and Apes and Their Relatives

Barbara Taylor

This new series for children aged 4 to 7 years makes a perfect introduction to the wonders of the natural world. We look at related groups of animals in spectacular photographs, and zoom right in on their fascinating details, to see in close-up how nature has designed them for living.

Our closest relatives in the animal kingdom are wonderful creatures. Explore the differences between a selection of monkeys and apes, and some of their rare relatives such as lemurs.

  • chimpanzee
  • gorilla
  • guenon
  • tamarin
  • orang-utan
  • lemur
  • bonobo
  • gibbon
  • colobus monkey
  • howler monkey
  • spider monkey
  • marmoset

Other titles in the series

Birds and Other Flying Animals

Cats

Fish and Other Sea Creatures

Frogs and Snakes and Their Relatives

Hunters

Insects and Other Minibeasts

Night Animals

Published by Oxford University Press in collaboration with the Natural History Museum, London.

About the author

Barbara Taylor is author of the Wierd and Wonderful Series, published in association with the Museum.

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Monkey cover

Specifications

ISBN: 0 19 910790 4


Price: £4.99
Format: Paperback
Size: 210 x 210 mm
Extent: 24 pp
Published: February 2002
Subject classification: Popular childrens', Natural history

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Oxford University Press