'Prince of Monkeys' follows Ihechi and a group of his friends as they grow up in Lagos, Nigeria in the 1980s and 90s. The work encompasses the trials of growing up, arguing with friends, falling in love for the first time backed by a growing awareness of the political and cultural turmoil of Nigeria on the Ihechi's part.

I was torn about rating this one. I was drawn to finish the book and see what happens, but at the same time the prose style was difficult for me. I never lost myself in the pages, I was always aware I was reading.

I expect this is not the last we'll hear of Ehirim, but this first novel wasn't for me.

There is a man who has many different caps for sale. He is walking around trying to sell his caps, but no one is wanting to buy a cap. This man decided to take a rest and when he woke up, all of his caps were missing except for his own cap. When he looked in the branches of the tress, he found his caps. How will he get his caps back and will he ever be able to sell his caps now? Lets see how many caps we all can wear! Now go and draw yourself wearing the amount of caps you were able to keep on your head during large group! 

Lexile Level: AD480L 

Brief Review:

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed shows students how to count down from 5 while having a song attached to it, keeps the students interested, and shows that no matter how many times you tell someone something, doing the same thing and expecting a difference is not right.

Idea of how it can be used in a classroom:

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed shows students how no listening can hurt you in the long run and there are people who want the best for you. The teacher could ask the students what caused all the problems with the little monkeys and what was something that the mama did that the little monkeys did? The teacher could explain this through showing/ explaining to students the more you do something that’s exactly the same the results will not change.

Reading Level & Leveling System:

Guided Reading Level

E

Book Rating:

I would rate this book a 2 because it has a good moral behind it, which is to listen to the doctor, but in the story, no one listens to the doctor. This shows disobedience to someone who is trying to actually help.