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Life's pretty good on Monkey Island. All day long, the monkeys sit around talking their monkey talk and enjoying their big-time monkey dreams.
That is, except Oswego Pete, who is one slick monkey.
He's bent on finding the Easy Life—a place where a monkey never has to bend all out of shape for a banana, or do any hard work, ever.
Is it where the high grass grows at the foot of the mountain?
Or down by the seaside?
Uh-Huh Freddie, the Chief Monkey, says easy isn't always good, and a little hard work's not always bad.
Who's right?
You will learn how to find the Easy Life in this witty adventure from popular author Walter Dean Myers and artist Lee Harper.
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Praise for Ida B. Wells: “Masterful.” ALA Booklist
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Praise for Woolbur: “Debut artist Harpers quirky illustrations…meet the challenge.” Publishers Weekly
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Praise for Woolbur: “Woolbur is a testament to individuality. Harpers amusing illustrations contribute to that fun with subtle details.” School Library Journal
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Praise for Muhammad Ali: The Peoples Champion:“The spirit of prizefighter Muhammad Ali, formerly known as Cassius Clay, permeates the action-filled pages.” School Library Journal
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Praise for Ida B. Wells:“Important and inspiring.” School Library Journal (starred review)
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Praise for Woolbur: “Harpers lumpy, expressive ovines, especially the wild-wooled Woolbur, bring Helakoskis delightful tale of independence to life.” Kirkus Reviews
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Praise for Ida B. Wells: “Accessible to younger elementary audiences.” Bulletin of the Center for Children & #8217;s Books
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Praise for Woolbur: “Wonderful artwork.” ALA Booklist
About the Author
Five-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Walter Dean Myers was the acclaimed author of a wide variety of nonfiction and fiction for young people. His nonfiction includes
We Are America: A Tribute from the Heart;
Now Is Your Time!: The African-American Struggle for Freedom;
I've Seen the Promised Land: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;
Malcom X: A Fire Burning Brightly; and
Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam, a Jane Addams Children's Book Award winner. His illustrious list of young adult novels includes
Darius & Twig;
All the Right Stuff;
Lockdown;
Dope Sick;
Autobiography of My Dead Brother;
New York Times bestseller
Monster, the first winner of the Michael L. Printz Award; and many more. He was a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree.
Lee Harper is an artist, teacher, and storyteller. Looking for the Easy Life is his fourth picture book. Lee also illustrated woolbur, by Leslie Helakoski, with "lumpy, expressive ovines, especially the wild-wooled Woolbur," that brought the "delightful tale of independence to life" (Kirkus Reviews); Turkey Trouble, by Wendi Silvano; and Snow! Snow! Snow!, the first book he both wrote and illustrated. Lee lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, with his family.