Mr. Ape

By Dick King-Smith

Book Overview

What's an Ape to do when he's left alone to live in his enormous fifteen bedroom home? Exactly as he pleases So after Aricibald Peregrine Edmund (Ape for short) Spring-Russell's bossy wife takes off,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517709864
• ISBN13: 9780517709863
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5

Customer Reviews

Remarkable !!!

Mr. Ape is an eccentric man.His wife has left him and dismissed all his servants.Although most people would be sad that their wife would leave them after 30 years of marriage,Mr. Ape was delighted at the idea that his wife was leaving him as she was very bossy.Apparently,Mr. Ape is very fond of animals and bought 12 hens.Gypsies named Jake and his father Joe are living quite near his place.Jake's donkey was roaming near Mr. Ape's compound so Jake arrived at Mr. Ape's house.That's how they got acquainted.Later,Mr. Ape bought some rabbits and guinea pigs.Wow! That's a lot.I bet he's crazy.Then he gets even more crazy-rearing canaries,a puppy,a foal and lastly a talking parrot who is good at immitating voices.I like the parts that the parrot immitated Mr. Ape's voice as it will trick Jake and Joe.So humourus!! Mr. Ape's pets soon increases as they will breed.So,he decides to have a pet sale.A lot of letters keep pouring into his house.Soon,he has a few pets.But when Mr. Ape's house is accidentally burned,everyone accuses Jake and Joe.Luckily,the animals were saved.Now it's up to Mr. Ape-is he going to follow the gypsies,Jake and Joe or will he stay? Read this book and you'll find out.This is a truly amazing book.It really touched my heart.

A really good book

Mr Ape is a fab book. If you can get your hands on it, I'd read it. I haven't read many of Dick King-Smith's stories, but this is probably one of the best books I've ever read. I love animals. I have a rat of my own, and my sister has a cat. Anyone who loves animals, like me, READ IT!

This book is a really exciting.

This book is realistic fiction. It is about two people who help each other. On a scale from 1 to 10 I would give 10. If you like humoous stories you will like this book.

King-Smith has done it again!

This book is soooooooooooo great! Dick King-Smith is my fave author. In this book Mr. Ape meets a family of gypsies and uses his giant house to keep many animals. When his house catches on fire everything he owns, his pets included, are in great danger. What will happen??? Read this book to find out the rest of this story. Karen