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The Complete Adventures of Curious George

The Complete Adventures of Curious George

by Margret Rey

"This is George. He lived in Africa. He was a good little monkey, and always very curious." With these words, H. A. and Margret Rey introduced the world to Curious George in 1941, and the world has loved him ever since. The tales of this cheerful and resilient little hero have kept generations of readers enthralled and entertained. Now, in recognition of the sixtieth anniversary of his debut, Houghton Mifflin... (more)

Curious George

by H. A. Rey, Margret Rey

In this, the original book about the curious monkey, George is taken from the jungle by the man in the yellow hat.

Monkey with a Tool Belt (Carolrhoda Picture Books)

Monkey with a Tool Belt (Carolrhoda Picture Books)

by Chris Monroe

Whether you need a beebersaw or a chisel, Chico Bon Bon's your monkey. He can build or fix just about anything--from a dock for the ducks to a clock for the Clucks, even a small roller coaster for local chipmunks. But will his tools and his sharp wit save him when an organ grinder sets his sights on making Chico a circus star? Chris Monroe's quirky hero and detailed illustrations will absorb readers in an... (more)

Curious George at the Aquarium

by R. P. Anderson

Splash! The aquarium is a big place for a little monkey, and there is so much to see. George’s curiosity soon helps him to make lots of penguin friends . . . and lots of trouble! The paperback edition includes educational fun facts about aquariums and sea life, provided by the director of the Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut. Bonus activities in the paperback edition include a maze and a word jumble. For... (more)

Pippi Longstocking

by Edna Hurup, Richard Kennedy, Astrid Lindgren

Pippi Longstocking is the only girl in the world who can do exactly what she likes. She is nine years old and very, very strong. She lives in a cottage by herself, with a horse and a monkey for company, and her adventures are the wildest imaginable.

Monkey magic : the curse of Mukada

by Grant S. Clark

Are the orangutans of Mukada falling sick because there are just too many of them? Something doesn't sound right about the park wardenÆs explanation, and eleven-and-a-half-year-old Romy discovers she has been given mysterious powers to work out why. An encounter with a prank-loving family of apes leads her to realize that she alone can help break a curse that has brought suffering to generations of orangutans.

Monkey Love

by Brenda Scott Royce

Holly Heckerling has a great set of power tools, and she knows how to use them. It's a good thing, because her career as a stand-up comic isn't exactly paying the rent...yet. But nothing's going to stop Holly's rise to stardom. Not the pickpocketing monkey she's been persuaded to pet-sit, or the friends who constantly need her to come to the rescue. And definitely not her meddling aunt, who can't understand why... (more)

Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business

Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business

by Esphyr Slobodkina

Monkey Business "Caps! Caps for sale! Fifty cents a cap!" The peddler has huge stack of caps, balanced carefully on top of his head. Brown caps, blue caps, gray caps, and red caps. But no one wants to buy a cap. So he goes for a walk in the country, and takes a nap under a shady tree. When he wakes up, the caps are gone -- al except his own checked one. Where could his caps have disappeared to? And how will he... (more)

Curious George

Curious George Goes to the Hospital

by H.A. Rey, Margret Rey

Readers learn all about the hospital as George goes in for an operation to remove a puzzle piece he has eaten.

Curious George and the Firefighters (Carry Along Book & Cassette Favorites)

Curious George and the Firefighters (Carry Along Book & Cassette Favorites)

by H. A. Rey, Anna Grossnickle Hines

CURIOUS GEORGE AND THE FIRE FIGHTERS PAPERBACK George and the man with the yellow hat take a trip to the firehouse where George finds all sorts of new things to explore. When one curious monkey meets a company of unsuspecting firefighters, a big adventure is sure to follow.

28 Days Later: The Aftermath

by Steve Niles

Two idealistic scientists unwittingly developing the deadliest virus the world has ever known...A family making desperate choices as they struggle to survive the Infection's initial outbreak...A lone gunslinging survivor battling the Infected in a decimated London...Four original tales chronicling the greatest horror humanity has ever faced come together in a bloody conclusion as terrifying as the Rage Virus... (more)

When I Look at Me: What Do I See?

by Karen Farmer

What does a child really see when they look at themselves in a mirror? Do they see a smile as big as can be? What color are their eyes? Can they crinkle and wiggle their nose? There is nothing as funny to a child as when they look at themselves in the mirror. Full of clever rhyme and colorfully animated characters, When I Look At Me is sure to keep your child entertained for hours as they make their own funny... (more)

Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes; is that why a chimp fetus resembles a human being? And should that worry us? There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction—is it worse than the disease? We live in a time of momentous scientific leaps, a time when it's possible to sell our... (more)

Curious George and the Bunny

by H. A. Rey

Inspired by a vignette in the classic Curious George Flies a Kite, this is a sweet story of hide-and-seek.

Curious George Good Night Book: A tabbed board book

Curious George Good Night Book: A tabbed board book

by Karen Pandell

There is so much to do at bedtime: cleaning up, taking a bath, telling stories, playing peek-a-boo, and more. Will George ever get sleepy?

Curious George

Curious George Takes a Job

by H. A. Rey, Margret Rey

Curious George runs away from the zoo and after many adventures ends up a movie star.

The Mayflower Trilogy: Book 1

Lovelock

by Orson Scott Card

Lovelock is a capuchin monkey engineered to be the perfect servant--intelligent, agile, pliant, and devoted to his owner. He is a Witness--privileged to spend his days and nights observing the life of one of Earth's most brilliant scientists through digital recording devices behind his eyes. In his heart is the desire to please, not just to avoid the pain his owner can inflict with a word, but because he loves... (more)

Monkey Business

by Wallace Edwards

Wallace Edwards, the award-winning author of Alphabeasts, has returned with a brilliant collection of illustrated idioms. From a fish opening a "can of worms" to a tap-dancing octopus putting his "best foot forward," these familiar sayings are reimagined in hilarious and unexpected ways. To help readers "stay on the ball," the idioms are used in a sentence that accompanies each illustration, and the meaning of... (more)

Monkey vs. Robot

by James Kochalka

An exciting action-packed rumble-in-the-jungle! A factory of self-replicating robots is stripping the jungle of its natural resources, threatening the territory of a colony of nearby monkeys. A series of encounters between the two groups quickly escalates into all out war.

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

by Hugh Lofting, Jerome Griswold

Signet Classics is proud to add this all-time favorite, award-winning classic to its illustrious library. This famous adventure about the eccentric doctor with a special bond to animals is available here in its only, completely unabridged, original-text version. Always a favorite with younger audiences, the messages of humanity and environmental conservatism, and the rarity of the text, make this addition an... (more)

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by Margret Rey

by H. A. Rey, Margret Rey

by Chris Monroe

by R. P. Anderson

by Edna Hurup, Richard Kennedy, Astrid Lindgren

by Grant S. Clark

by Brenda Scott Royce

by Esphyr Slobodkina

by H.A. Rey, Margret Rey

by H. A. Rey, Anna Grossnickle Hines

by Steve Niles

by Karen Farmer

by Michael Crichton

by H. A. Rey

by Karen Pandell

by H. A. Rey, Margret Rey

by Orson Scott Card

by Wallace Edwards

by James Kochalka

by Hugh Lofting, Jerome Griswold