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Describes the development of a baby baboon from infancy to adulthood, as he grows up in the East African forest.

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

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces baboons to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.

Fourteen-year-old Gerry Copeland has mixed feelings about flying back to his parents' research camp in the African savanna. While his biologist mom and dad study baboon behavior, he'll be thinking about the video arcade and restaurants back in the city. Suddenly, their small plane's engine stutters and dies. They go down hard. Gerry wakes up thinking a baboon has broken his fall. He's shocked to realize the furry arm is his own. Somehow, he's become...

Simple, rhyming text follows a blue baboon and her friends as they find the perfect place for a musical celebration before bedtime.

A lion cast out from his pride. An elephant who can read the bones of the dead. A baboon rebelling against his destiny. For generations, the animals of the African plains have followed a single rule: only kill to survive. But when an unthinkable act of betrayal shatters the peace, the fragile balance between predators and prey will rest in the paws of three unlikely heroes, each with something to gain--and everything to lose.

This title focuses on baboons and gives information related to their bodies, habitat, food, and life cycle. The title is complete with beautiful and colorful photographs, simple text, and a database for added learning.

"A baboon has escaped from the zoo. It seems to be following Oona and causing havoc in her life. How will Oona get rid of the baboon?" -- Publisher's website.

"This title explains what a baboon troop is and what baboons living in a group do to help one another. For instance, baboons groom each other and make loud calls when danger is near to warn others in the troop."-- from Amazon.

With the false leader destroyed, the animals of Bravelands are searching for the true Great Parent, but a mysterious new menace is threatening their lives.