Winning by a Nose: A Rhyming Tale Set in Borneo (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780982456538)

This rhyming story with color photos tells of a young proboscis monkey in Borneo. He worries because his nose is smaller than the ones of other males. When the other monkeys tease and bully him, he pulls and stretches and tugs on his nose to make it bigger. And then something happens . . . "Winning by a Nose" is a book for children who enjoy reading and listening to rhymes, and for those who like reading to them. It includes maps of the world and Indonesia, a question-and-answer section, a glossary of words that children might not know, and the scientific classification of the proboscis monkey.Stories for kids can be both fun and educational. "Winning by a Nose" helps children to: (1) exercise their imaginations, (2) learn about proboscis monkeys and Borneo, (3) understand how teasing can hurt, and (4) build their vocabularies by learning words they might not know.

Author: Beth Parks Ed D.
ISBN-10: 0982456530
ISBN-13: 9780982456538
Publisher: Sibyl Merritt
Language: English
Published: 05/14/2013
Pages: 46
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.12d