About this title: All the cap peddler's caps are taken by monkeys, who put them on and perch high in a tree. How can the peddler get his merchandise back? Demands and threats don't work, but something else does. A wonderful book to read aloud.
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Description: Good. 0439120616 Book has occasional crayon marks inside and on back cover. Cover shows light to moderate wear including a few light creases. Interior & spine evidence typical use; overall, a very serviceable copy. Your book will be carefully protected for transit in sturdy, weather-resistant packaging. We are prompt, efficient, communicative. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780064431439ISBN:0064431436
Description: Very Good. Minor shelf wear. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780064431439ISBN:0064431436
Description: Very Good. Slight shelf wear. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780064431439ISBN:0064431436
Description: Good. Standard used condition. May have light reading or storage wear. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
"My son absolutely LOVES this book. I hadn't read this before (I know, shame on you children's librarian) but I'm glad that I found it at a thrift shop. He calls out with me "Caps! Caps for sale! 50 cents a cap!" I'm sure I will be reading this over and over and over with Jack."
"One of my top five favorite childrens books of all time! The illustrations are wonderful and the story is silly and fun. I loved this book before I saw it on Reading Rainbow but I loved it even more afterward. This is an absolute requirement for your child's library! They will love it for years to come."
"This is a classic for a reason. Who among us doesn't remember being a child and copying the monkeys who copied the peddler? It has everything children love - mischief, logical consequences, a happy ending, and naps. Well, maybe kids don't love naps.
Of course, I've always wondered where the monkeys came in. It never has seemed the sort of countryside you get those."
"Summary: Subtitled A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business, this absurd and very simple story has become a classic, selling hundreds of thousands of copies since its first publication in 1940. A peddler walks around selling caps from a tall, tottering pile on his head. Unable to sell a single cap one morning, he walks out into the countryside, sits down under a tree, checks that all the caps are in place, and falls asleep. When he wakes up, the caps are gone--and the tree is full of cap-wearing monkeys. His attempts to get the caps back generate the kind of repetitive rhythm that 3- and 4-year-olds will adore. (Preschool and older) --Richard Farr
Potential Audience (Reading level): Early / Transitional
Genre: Picture Book / Tall Tales
Topic: Taking pride in personal property, problem solving
Specific Curricular uses: Read Aloud: children can act out the actions in the story. This is a very interactive book.
Social issues the book addresses: Teasing and Bullying
Specific literary elements: Repetition allows for a predictable chain of events. Simple suggestive language helps readers follow story.
Interactions and counter actions of text and images: The author is the illustrator for this book. The pictures help to tell the story. There are only a few colors used and this helps to capture the essence of the story."
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