Monkey-Monkey's Trick : Based on an African Folk Tale

By Patricia C. McKissack and Paul Meisel

Book Overview

Illus. in full color. "Based on an African folk tale, [this] will appeal to both readers and listeners. Disguising himself as an Ugly Monster, Hyena has the upper hand until Monkey-Monkey learns that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394827775
• ISBN13: 9780394827773
• Release Date: November 1988
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Fun story and illustrations

I really like this book. The story is enjoyable and the illustrations are delightful. More text than I expected for a Step 2 book. My daughter won't be reading it to herself for a while, but I like it, so I don't mind reading it to her.

peter's review

I think you should read the monkey-monkey's trick by patricia Mckissack because it's a good book. In this story monkey-monkey needs a new house. I think you should read this book because the hyena was in a disgusise as the beautiful creature and the ugly monster and that's hyena tricking Monkey-monkey. By:Peter

My kindergartner loves this book!

Contrary to a previous review, this book is NOT about a mischievous monkey who is always playing tricks.It's about Monkey-Monkey, who wants help building a new home -- but when Hyena offers to help, Monkey-Monkey suspects a trick and turns him down. So Hyena dresses up as a Beautiful Creature, and promises to help Monkey-Monkey in exchange for a big pot of stew. When Monkey-Monkey makes the stew, Hyena returns disguised as an Ugly Monster and eats it all up. Then he comes back as a Beautiful Creature, but there is no stew, so he will not help. This happens again, until Monkey-Monkey sees through the trick, and plays a clever trick using a disguise of his own, and wins out over Hyena in the end.This is a Step 2 reading book, for grades 1 - 3, but the story is written so that even pre-K audiences will immediately know that it is Hyena in disguise. It's a great book for a kindergartner or first grader with good reading skills, and my kindergartner reads it over and over. We finally bought it so the library could have their copy back.