When the Monkeys Came Back

by Kristine L. Franklin

Book Overview

When Marta was small, the valley she lived in was full of trees and monkeys. Then men came from the city and cut down the trees. When the trees disappeared, so did the monkeys. Years later, Marta... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Staple Bound
• ISBN: 1606172379
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Teaching Strategies
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.

Customer Reviews

enriching, open story

Ms. Franklin's book presents a simple story of a little girl's devotion to the natural environment that existed prior to the arrival of automobiles and non-renewable resource extraction in the valley that she calls home. After the monkeys leave when their habitat is reduced from tree cutting, young Dona Marta carries on a life-long personal crusade to restore the balance that existed in her childhood.