The Monkey Bridge

by Rafe Martin

Book Overview

From the renowned author of The Rough-Face Girl comes an exquisitely rendered version of one of India's best-loved tales about what it means to be a king. In the heart of Benares, on the banks of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679881069
• ISBN13: 9780679881063
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.8" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Tale

Don't read the School Library Journal's review. There were no Muslims during the time that the Buddha lived. This is a wonderful tale that teaches children what the words love and compassion mean. The monkey king is willing to go to great lengths to save his followers. The human king learns what it means to be a caring individual. Every child that I've given this book to or read this story to has loved it. Rafe Martin is a very good author and you can buy any book that he has written with the knowledge that the contents will be worthwhile.

Great story and illustration of Buddha's past life.

This is a colorfully illustrated jataka tale of Buddha's past lifetime when he was a monkey king who demonstrated his bravery, sacrifice, compassion and leadership to save his tribe from danger. My four-year old son and his cousins love this book very much and so do I.