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

I'm Lucy: A Day in the LIfe of a Young Bonobo, a new children’s book, written with caring words by Mathea Levine, astonishing photographs by Marian Brickner and a heartfelt afterword by Jane Goodall, has truly been a collaborative effort brought about by a collective desire to teach children about our closest primate cousins. I’m Lucy educates, excites and ignites young readers and their families. And when purchased through Bonobokids.org all profits from the sale of I’m Lucy are donated to non-profit organizations dedicated to saving the bonobos and the environment. Bonobos share 98.7% of human DNA and are distinguished from other great apes by their matriarchal and cooperative society.

While over 100 bonobos like Lucy and her family currently live in zoos, wild bonobos are found only in the Democratic Republic of Congo where they are often hunted and their habitat risks total destruction from human encroachment and environmental destruction. The bonobo population has dropped to nearly 10,000 placing these endangered creatures devastatingly close to total extinction. When you visit Bonobokids.org you’ll find that this is more than a website where you can purchase the book. The interactive site offers cool information on bonobo ape kids and rewards human kids who practice ‘green’ behavior.

The Bonobo Challenge blog invites kids to learn, get involved while connecting with other “BonoboKids.” In zoos and in the wild, bonobo societies are cooperative and cohesive, and BonoboKids mission is to bring kids together - with each other, with the earth’s creatures, with the world. We are about to launch an Adopt a Bonobo program - this weekend, I believe! With I’m Lucy you will become part of a community springboard for an ongoing and productive relationship between children and their world. Bonobokids.org gives kids the opportunity to connect to this amazing ape and to understand that today’s actions affect bonobos, and all creatures - even themselves - tomorrow.

We're giving away three copies of I'm Lucy: A Day in the Life of a Young Bonobo. Your kids will love it and learn so much about bonobos and saving them from extinction. Simply leave a comment to enter. A winner will be selected on August 17, 2008!

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer on August 8, 2008 at 7:56am

Oh I would love to win this for my daughter Would make for a good report project in our homeschool.

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Permalink Reply by Kara on August 8, 2008 at 10:46am

Pretty sure I studied them in Anthropology in college. Would hate to lose them.

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Permalink Reply by Crystal Abel on August 8, 2008 at 6:43pm

This book sounds really great! I would love to win it for my kids for their home library.

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Permalink Reply by ConnieFoggles on August 9, 2008 at 2:39am

Sounds like a fantastic book. Love anything that Jane Goodall is affiliated with.

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Permalink Reply by Mind of a Mom on August 9, 2008 at 7:42pm

I would love to win this gift and donate it to my daughter's school. Here in Canada we have such a need in schools for amazing books and this would be a wonderful asset for them.

thanks for the amazing give-a-way
The Mind of a Mom
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Permalink Reply by Stacey Kopp on August 12, 2008 at 12:25pm

Pick me! Pick me! My kids love reading about animals.

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Permalink Reply by Dana (The Homesteading Housewife) on August 12, 2008 at 12:33pm

yeah! thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Christi Stapleton on August 12, 2008 at 6:46pm

I'd love to win this for my classroom! Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by Mama Ofromance on August 12, 2008 at 10:06pm

My boys would go crazy over a new book - especially about monkeys, since they are called little monkeys all of the time. It would be just in time for my older sun to go to school too.