Baboon on My Back depicts a child's alarming discovery and fight against cancer. Having to combat cancer is bad enough when you're grown, but ever more troubling when you find you must battle cancer as a child. This diagnosis conjures up fear, despair, and frustration, to say the least. Sadly, one in two hundred eighty-five kids will learn that they have cancer, by the time they turn 20. What becomes quickly realized is that it takes a team of specialized professionals and lots of loving s...

Noel Langley – Serenade for BaboonsThe Doctor cannot understand why his neighbours only listen to the local Witch Doctor. After all – he teaches modern medicine. But when terror takes hold of him, this dark and savage tale of revenge begins to bite – superstitions sometimes exist for a reason . . .Pan Macmillan are proud to present a brand new reissue of the first ever edition of The Pan Book of Horror Stories.Fiendish, fantastic and downright chil...

'Ondjou' by Nicholas John, is the absorbing final story in his compilation book 'The Baboons Who Flew and Other Stories' and is ideal for younger readers, who want something more challenging or parents wanting to stretch their children's vocabulary. Sahel brings the lion Sulu Sappor unwelcome news from Africa of the drought-stricken savannah and is fretting about the survival of the family he left there long ago. Unusually, most of the action in this story takes place on the arid savannah ...

Young Banaz the baboon braves the laughter of those around her as she tries to climb a slippery tree. She is scared of the climb and of her own failure, but finally frees herself from both and learns to ...fly! As very young children we fail all the time and learn from it and develop our skills. However at some age young children get very conscious ... of themselves, their peers, their observers and their success or failure. So much so that they refuse to try for fear of failure. In the ch...

The Baboon and The Rabbit (The Rabbit Plays A Trick) is a funny African children's classic tale that will have people of all ages in stitches. The Rabbit well known for his crafty nature is up to his tricks again. This time when he invites his friend Baboon to his feast his other friends are not happy. They don't want him to come too. Instead of taking Baboons side Rabbit decides to prank him. But with every mean trick, there is a cost as Rabbit soon learns when he pays fo...

Those who have been privileged to watch baboons long enough to know them as individuals and who have learned to interpret some of their more subtle interactions will attest that the rapid flow of baboon behavior can at times be overwhelming. In fact, some of the most sophisticated and influential observation methods for sampling vertebrate social behavior grew out of baboon studies, invented by scientists who were trying to cope with the intricacies of baboon behavior. Barbara Smuts' eloqu...

How Baboon's bottom became bare and other stories is a collection of well-loved African folktales explaining how nature came to be. How did the Baboon's bottom become bare? How did Zebra get her beautiful stripes? How did Tortoise's shell get so cracked? Find out the answers to these questions in these humorous and unforgettable stories.

In the fifth adventure of this popular young graphic-novel series perfect for fans of Captain Underpants and the Lunch Lady series, our bucktoothed heroes are up against a band of baboon bandits.It’s winter break, and Ace and Bub are hitting the slopes! But their ski session is interrupted by a sudden influx of . . . swimming pools? A band of enterprising baboons has graced Beaver Island with the Easy Breeze, a giant hair dryer designed to melt all the snow off the mountains and ch...

In the web of the animal kingdom, baboons stand out as remarkable exemplars of social dynamics, intelligence, and behavior. Often perceived through an anthropocentric lens, these primates challenge our understanding of what it means to be social and intelligent. "The Baboon Paradox" explores the profound connections between human and baboon societies, inviting readers to reevaluate their perceptions of these fascinating creatures.Structured into four parts, the book begins with an e...

Petite Classics for Easiest Piano Booklet L2 Popular Classics for Beginner and Novice Pianists by SilverTonalities! Letter Names Embedded in Noteheads For Quick and Easy Reading! Booklet L2 includes: - Ape the Monkey and Baboon by Thomas Weelkes - Canon in D Major by Johann Pachelbel - Nimrod from the Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar

A delightful short story from Jane Gardam, revisting that Titan of the Hong Kong law courts, Edward Feathers (known to many as Old Filth) in the days after he loses his beloved wife, Betty.

The award-winning scientist who started a revolution in the understanding of dog intelligence offers amazing new insights into the interior lives of our best -- and smartest -- animal friendsThe award-winning scientist who revolutionised our understanding of dog intelligence offers amazing new insights into the interior lives of our best – and smartest – animal friends'Entertaining, fast-moving, and filled with gee-whiz insights.' J...