I'm Lucy: A Day in the Life of a Young Bonobo

 Shirley J.                 Juvenile Literature                            A young Bonobo, her family, her life                 I'm Lucy: A Day in the Life of a Young Bonobo by Mathea Levine   32 pages

Just a sweet precious book of photos and words telling the story of Lucy a young bonobo (similar to a chimpanzee but smaller and the closest species to humans).  The photography is excellent and will welcome all readers young and old.  Bonobos live in peaceful, matriarchal societies though their numbers are growing smaller and smaller and scientists expect they will be extinct within 10 years as their habitats (the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa) are diminishing daily.  A beautiful book and story to hopefully increase awareness of the bonobos and all the profits from this book go to the Bonobo Conservation Initiative and the Roots and Shoots program - organizations working to save the bonobos and the Earth.   There is a website mentioned in the book:  www.bonobokids.org where with a code from the book you can log in and adopt your own virtual bonobo and earn points for helping endangered creatures and the world.    A great book and an even greater cause.   I recommend this one to all ages.