How Monkeys Make Chocolate: Foods and Medicines from the Rainforests

by Adrian Forsyth

Exploring the natural history of common and uncommon foods and medicines, an examination of the relationship between the rainforests and science explains why it is so important to learn about and preserve the rainforests,

Genres: Science, Animals

48 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1995

About the author

Adrian Forsyth, Ph.D., is a conservationist, author, and strategic advisor to the Andes Amazon Fund, which he founded. For over 45 years, he has worked in remote tropical regions across the globe. He co-founded the Andes-Amazon Initiative, the Amazon Conservation Association, and Osa Conservation. Forsyth has also served in leadership roles at major conservation organizations and authored nine natural history books. He earned his Ph.D. from Harvard under E.O. Wilson.

Reviews

[Olivia · Rating 1 out of 5]

The authors purpose of the book How Monkeys Make Chocolate by Adrian Forsyth, is to show people about life in the rainforest, how they live, what they eat, and why the rain forest is important. This book is an informational non-fiction book written by the point of view of Adrian Forsyth, who spent time in the rainforest with the Hatam, a tribe who lives there. Also, it takes the reader into the rainforest and teaches about coffee beans, malaria medicines, and so much more. One of the things the reader learns is how they use tree barks to cure and prevent malaria. This is not any old type of tree bark its poisonous tree bark, but if someone takes just the right amount it can help prevent malaria and cure it. Also it shows you about coffee beans, one of the great foods we enjoy here and there. The coffee beans come from small trees in Africa. When the coffee trees are ripe, parakeets swarm them.

Overall the book How Monkeys Make Chocolate was an okay book. If you like a lot of facts then you would enjoy this book. Also, the book does not have much of a plot line, it just shows you different parts of the rain forest. Most of the book is made up of facts like, “Stinkbugs can be a nutritious, high in protein and full of flavor.”. A good point of the book is that it teaches you a lot about life in the rainforest and has many pictures so you really get to see what Forsyth is talking about. Personally I did not enjoy this book very much, but if you enjoy books about life in the rainforest then you will enjoy this book.

[Heather Edrington · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would be great for Writer's Workshop. I would use it to spark ideas for research. I think my students would like it just because it is different and not something you would hear about often.

[♥Alyssa♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book had so many cool facts and it was also vaey interesting!!!!

[↓→♫вяιтнαиу↓→ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not that much as fun but i learnd some things

[Sara Taylor-hughes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jungle informational book. Middle school appropriate

[Laurie Looper · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book does an excellent job of describing some of the complex relationships between plants and animals in a topical rainforest.