Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 9780816039272
Published on: 2000-01
Hardcover
This new series allows young readers to get up close and personal with the wild, as a distinguished ecologist an gifted natural history illustrations team up to take readers on a global tour into the natural habitats of the workd’s most lovable and intriguing animals. Filled with captivating, full-color artwork and photography, each book provides an in-depth look at a family of animals. Maps show areas of the world in which a particular species is found. Easy to read Fact Files identify key features of each species, such as typical size, length, weight and range.
Introducing the Primates
Lemurs, Lorises and tarsiers
Monkeys, apes and humans
New World monkeys 1: Marmosets and tamarins
New World monkeys 2: Capuchins, douroucoulis and titi monkeys
New World monkeys 3: Squirrel, howler, saki, uakari, spider and woolly monkeys
Macaques, Barbary “ape” and mangabeys
African ground-living monkeys
Some African foresee monkeys
Colobus monkeys of Africa
Langurs
Apes: Gibbons and siamangs
The great apes of Africa and Asia
Great apes: Orangutans
Great apes: Chimpanzees
Great apes: Gorillas
The human family
Monkeys and apes at risk
Glossary
Index
