Description Follow along as a baby monkey learns about life in the jungle. Watch it hang from branches, swing from trees, and ride along on its mom's back. This pre-reader uses simple vocabulary and fun pictures to capture the interest and help develop the skills of beginning readers. The crazy antics, humor, and fun information make this reading experience a treat. National Geographic Readers have been a hit in the competitive beginning reader category, and this book builds upon that success with the same careful text and brilliant photographs. Now the series is expanding beyond elementary school levels to reach children at the very beginning of their lifelong relationship with reading. National Geographic Pre-Readers use visual representation, repetition, and recognition to teach kids the most basic building blocks of reading.