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Monkey business

In the wild, every day is a busy day – especially for monkeys. What keeps them so busy?

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 14 illustrated pages

Monkey business — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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In the wild, every day is a busy day – especially for monkeys. What keeps them so busy?

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Monkey business — original illustrated page 1, English text included
Monkey business
Monkey business — original illustrated page 2, English text included
In the wild, there are many different animals: big and small, fast and slow. But every animal has a part to play.
Monkey business — original illustrated page 3, English text included
Elephants have long noses called trunks that sniff out water. They can find a drink even when it’s hard to see. And when they do, they trumpet to their friends: toot-toot!
Monkey business — original illustrated page 4, English text included
Rhinos like routine. They follow the same paths again and again, and make wide trails as they crash through the bush.
Monkey business — original illustrated page 5, English text included
Hippos love to eat sweet, green grass, and lots of it. Munch-munch-munch. They keep the grass next to the river short so the water is easier to reach.
Monkey business — original illustrated page 6, English text included
But what about monkeys? Oh, monkeys have an especially important job.
Monkey business — original illustrated page 7, English text included
From sunrise to sunset, they’re on the go — climbing, tumbling and searching for food.
Monkey business — original illustrated page 8, English text included
Monkeys dangle by their feet from trees, looking at the world upside-down.
Monkey business — original illustrated page 9, English text included
They swing from branch to branch in groups of two, three and four at a time. What fun!
Monkey business — original illustrated page 10, English text included
Mama monkeys can do it all with a baby clinging to their belly. What do the little ones see from down there?
Monkey business — original illustrated page 11, English text included
When they want a snack, monkeys pick a flea straight from a chommie’s back.
Monkey business — original illustrated page 12, English text included
And when they’re hot and tired, they cannonball into the water.
Monkey business — original illustrated page 13, English text included
What’s the important job that monkeys have? They play all day. And that’s hard work!
Monkey business — original illustrated page 14, English text included

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Written by
Magriet Kruger
Illustrated by
Brice Reignier
Created by
Katie Huston (Editor); Magriet Kruger (Writer); Brice Reignier (Illustrator); Wilna Combrinck (Designer)

Source: Book Dash
Original: Monkey business from Book Dash
License: CC BY 4.0

Original illustrated spreads and embedded English story text preserved; website layout and printable PDF assembled by Little Leaf. Age, level, theme and recommendation are editorial suggestions. Web and printable layout adapted by Little Leaf. Age and reading-level suggestions are editorial. Original stories and artwork belong to their credited creators. Website narration uses the selected synthetic Voice 7.