One Gorilla: A Counting Book

About the Book: One Gorilla: A Counting Book What better attention-getter for small children than primates in all their variety? In this elegant counting book, the author-illustrator features a vivid presentation of primates from gorillas to gibbons, macaques to mandrills, ring-tailed lemurs to spider monkeys. It carries an important message about protecting our environment. Count from one to ten with apes and primates. What better attention-getter for small children than primates in all their variety? And who better to render them than Anthony Browne? In this elegant counting book, the author-illustrator outdoes himself with a vivid presentation of primates from gorillas to gibbons, macaques to mandrills, ring-tailed lemurs to spider monkeys. With his striking palette, exquisite attention to detail, and quirky flair for facial expressions, Anthony Browne slyly extends the basic number concept into a look at similarities and differences - portraying an extended family we can count ourselves part of. It encourages early numeracy through Anthony Brownes beautiful artwork. It carries an important message about protecting our environment. About the Author: Anthony Browne Anthony Browne is an internationally acclaimed author/illustrator who has won many prizes for his work, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2000, for his services to childrens literature - the first British illustrator to win the prize since 1956. He was Childrens Laureate from 2009 to 2011 and is an ambassador for childrens books around the world. Anthony lives in Canterbury, Kent.