num_pages: 208
description: "Ecological themes, humor, intriguing characters, and touches of absurdity should appeal to young readers with burgeoning consciences." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALLearning to swing from the rafters, eating peanut-butter sandwiches with her feet . . . Evangeline Mudd has had an unusual childhood. Her primatologist parents have taken their child-rearing cues from the golden-haired ape, whose lifestyle they deeply admire. But things take a drastic turn when Evangeline’s parents are called away on a research trip to the Ikkinasti Jungle, then mysteriously fail to return — leaving it up to their dauntless daughter to find them herself! David Elliott’s comical, offbeat tale introduces a winning heroine as it whisks readers off on a wild adventure.
language: English
title: Evangeline Mudd and the Golden-Haired Apes of the Ikkinasti Jungle
titlecomplete: Evangeline Mudd and the Golden-Haired Apes of the Ikkinasti Jungle
genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, Action, Fiction, Humor, Juvenile
ratings_count: 187
series: Evangeline Mudd  
publisher: Candlewick