Pequeno Coco, El (SP: Little Bobo)

by Serena Romanelli, Hans de Beer, Blanca Rosa Lamas (Translation)

When a strange object falls off a truck passing through the jungle, a bored young orangutan discovers that he can make wonderful sounds with it and in time his family and the other jungle animals come to appreciate music as well.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Chris Young · Rating 2 out of 5]

A baby orangutan finds a violin, learns to play it, loses it, and finds another one. The illustrations trump the story, which is considerably lacking in tension or character development.