Monkey Me

When Clyde gets excited, he brings a whole new meaning to "monkeying around!" This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Clyde is an energetic student who just can't sit still. After eating a banana that has been zapped by lasers on his class field trip to the science museum Clyde starts to feel weird. Now every time he gets excited, he transforms into a monkey! Only with the help of his twin sister, Claudia, can Monkey Clyde stay out of trouble. Praise for Monkey Me series:"This series combines realistic fiction and science fiction in comic-style storytelling with traditional blocks of text. Filled with short chapters, these books will help young readers build confidence and reading stamina. This series also fills a niche for newly independent readers with advanced skills."-School Library Journal Timothy Roland is a former elementary school teacher, has worked as a corporate design artist, and now writes and illustrates children's literature full-time. His stories, illustrations and comics have appeared in over a dozen magazines (including Highlights for Children and The Saturday Evening Post). His published books include the Detective Dan series, Ten Hungry Mice, Come Down Now, Flying Cow!, and the Comic Guy series. Tim lives in Allentown, PA. Praise for Monkey Me series: "This series combines realistic fiction and science fiction in comic-style storytelling with traditional blocks of text. Filled with short chapters, these books will help young readers build confidence and reading stamina. This series also fills a niche for newly independent readers with advanced skills."-School Library Journal

When Clyde gets excited, he brings a whole new meaning to "monkeying around!" This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Clyde is an energetic student who just can't sit still. When he gets too excited, he transforms into a real monkey! When the class bully challenges Clyde's "monkey me" to the pet talent show, he has no choice but to participate. But when the other pets start to disappear, Clyde uses his inner monkey to save the day. Praise for Monkey Me series:"This series combines realistic fiction and science fiction in comic-style storytelling with traditional blocks of text. Filled with short chapters, these books will help young readers build confidence and reading stamina. This series also fills a niche for newly independent readers with advanced skills."-School Library Journal Timothy Roland is a former elementary school teacher, has worked as a corporate design artist, and now writes and illustrates children's literature full-time. His stories, illustrations and comics have appeared in over a dozen magazines (including Highlights for Children and The Saturday Evening Post). His published books include the Detective Dan series, Ten Hungry Mice, Come Down Now, Flying Cow!, and the Comic Guy series. Tim lives in Allentown, PA. Praise for Monkey Me series: "This series combines realistic fiction and science fiction in comic-style storytelling with traditional blocks of text. Filled with short chapters, these books will help young readers build confidence and reading stamina. This series also fills a niche for newly independent readers with advanced skills."-School Library Journal

When Clyde gets excited and hyper, he brings a whole new meaning to "monkeying around!" This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Clyde is an energetic student who just can't sit still. After eating a banana that has been zapped by lasers on his class field trip to the science museum Clyde starts to feel weird. Now every time he gets hyper, he transforms into a monkey! Only with the help of his twin sister, Claudia, can Monkey Clyde stay out of trouble.Whenever Clyde gets excited, he changes from an average elementary school student into a high-energy monkey. This causes Clyde a lot of trouble at school. But what happens when Clyde gets a new neighbor? And that neighbor turns out to be the school principal. Will Clyde be able to stay calm at home? Praise for Monkey Me series:"This series combines realistic fiction and science fiction in comic-style storytelling with traditional blocks of text. Filled with short chapters, these books will help young readers build confidence and reading stamina. This series also fills a niche for newly independent readers with advanced skills."-School Library Journal Timothy Roland is a former elementary school teacher, has worked as a corporate design artist, and now writes and illustrates children's literature full-time. His stories, illustrations and comics have appeared in over a dozen magazines (including Highlights for Children and The Saturday Evening Post). His published books include the Detective Dan series, Ten Hungry Mice, Come Down Now, Flying Cow!, and the Comic Guy series. Tim lives in Allentown, PA. Praise for Monkey Me series: "This series combines realistic fiction and science fiction in comic-style storytelling with traditional blocks of text. Filled with short chapters, these books will help young readers build confidence and reading stamina. This series also fills a niche for newly independent readers with advanced skills."-School Library Journal

When Clyde gets excited and hyper, he brings a whole new meaning to "monkeying around!" This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!After eating the banana from a science experiment, Clyde changes from an average elementary school student into a high-energy monkey whenever he gets excited. Usually this causes Clyde a lot of trouble at school. But when someone dressed up like a ghost is seen walking around the hallways, only Clyde's special monkey-powers can save the day! Praise for BRANCHES books:"These books should be considered for larger libraries wanting to enhance their easy-reader collections." -SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL"Plenty of drawings assist readers with plot development." -SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL"A nice stepping stone to more advanced chapter books." -BOOKLIST"We are absolutely desperate for these books. Thank you for recognizing and addressing [this] monumental gap in the market." -Andrew Medlar, Youth Materials Specialist, Chicago Public Library Timothy Roland is a former elementary school teacher, has worked as a corporate design artist, and now writes and illustrates children's literature full-time. His stories, illustrations and comics have appeared in over a dozen magazines (including Highlights for Children and The Saturday Evening Post). His published books include the Detective Dan series, Ten Hungry Mice, Come Down Now, Flying Cow!, and the Comic Guy series. Tim lives in Allentown, PA. Praise for BRANCHES books:"These books should be considered for larger libraries wanting to enhance their easy-reader collections." -SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL"Plenty of drawings assist readers with plot development." -SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL"A nice stepping stone to more advanced chapter books." -BOOKLIST"We are absolutely desperate for these books. Thank you for recognizing and addressing [this] monumental gap in the market." -Andrew Medlar, Youth Materials Specialist, Chicago Public Library