Informational Text- Ape

Ape 

By: Martin Jenkins 

Illustrated By: Vicky White 

Candlewick Press: 2007

ISBN: 978-0-7636-3471-1

This book is a good choice to borrow at the library because this book is 20 dollars on Amazon! This would be a book that I feel is a good choice to read to little kids because it would be considered authentic literature. This book, Ape, is a story about the different apes that are rare in the wild. There are many pictures in this book, but the last Ape has no picture. Who could it be? Please read this book to your child to find out more details!

I would rate this book a six out of ten. Luckily, if you are reading this post as a young teacher, you are in the clear. I would suggest not showing this book to young children at school. Why? Because the book has subtle hints towards pro-evolution. While some schools might allow this material in the classroom, many schools condemn the use of material suggesting pro-evolution concepts. This book talks about how we came from apes at a young age. This book is for really young readers and concepts like this are hard to just put in a children's book. What  I will say is that the book has beautiful pictures and gives interesting facts about the different apes. If reading this book in your classroom is a problem, I would suggest leaving out the last two pages. They are not needed in order for the story to make sense. It is definitely a different-styled informational text for young readers and it is up to you if you feel it is appropriate in your library. Pick this book up at the DeSales Library!