num_pages: 32
description: Monkey is hungry for the delicious mangoes on the island in the river but he can't swim! How will he get there? Crocodile offers to carry Monkey across the water on his back so Monkey hops aboard. Trouble is Crocodile is hungry toofor Monkey! Will clever Monkey come up with a way to get the mangoes and escape Crocodile's sharp teeth? Master storyteller and artist Gerald McDermott brings the vibrant colors of India to his telling of this classic trickster tale which has plenty of cleverness and a sprinkling of mischief.
language: English
title: Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India
publisher: Clarion Books