Monkey Fun!

Advantages: fun book which encourages the use of different textures
Disadvantages: May be too heavy for small children or babies

...Anyone who has read my previous review on That?s Not My Bunny will know just how much my youngest, 22 months, loves the book. When I was on a recent shopping trip I spotted this book which is also in the same collection so I just had to get it for him. The book is called That?s Not My Monkey. It is a chunky board book which has very thick pages and the cover of the book is green with a picture of monkey at the bottom and the title is above this in white lettering. The back cover of the book is also green and has a short paragraph about this book. The book has 5 double pages which are all nice and bright. They all feature a picture of a different monkey which all have a part of them cut out and replaced with a different type of material. The cut outs include, tail, feet, eyebrows, tongue and tummy. The material which have replaced...

sewbizzie 23.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of That's Not My Monkey - Fiona Watt

  (SEA) MONKEY BUSINESS!!!!

Advantages: amusing, entertaining, cheap,
Disadvantages: none really.

...It was my son's Birthday a couple of weeks ago, I was wondering around Toys r us when I came across the educational section, My son loves Science at school so I thought I would buy him something scientific. I saw these Sea Monkeys and thought they looked interesting, I didn't really know too much about them at the time but thought for £6.99 they were the perfect present. What are Sea Monkeys? *************************** Well I wasn't sure myself at first what these things are, but apparently sea monkeys are just tiny eggs in a packet that are kept in suspended animation until you hatch them into the water. They are kept in instant life crystals for years, which preserve their lives until they are ready to be hatched. Sea monkeys have been around since the late 70's but are uncommon. They are a hybrid variety of brine shrimp...

Lynzie 02.09.2005 (22.11.2005) · Read review
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Review of Benjamin Toys Sea Monkeys

Monkey Business

Advantages: The monkeys, clean
Disadvantages: not much to see, not good value as you couldn't spend the whole day there.

...As it was Bank Holiday and the kids have been off school and play group for about 5 weeks, totally bored and totally driving me slowly but surely insane by inventing new and exiting ways to be naughty, we decided it was high time for a family day out. We\'d already done our usual haunts this summer, Blackpool, Southport, Heaton park, etc this summer and we wanted to go somewhere we had never been before. Then a work mate of my other half\'s suggested Monkey Forest. What Is It As it\'s title suggests it\'s basically a forest (Trentham Forest) with Monkey\'s in. What\'s unique about Monkey Forest it that the monkey\'s are free roaming and you can get up close to them. When I say free roaming it\'s actually a massive enclosure that the public can go into but it\'s so vast you feel just like you are wondering about freely. The Monkey\'s...

hollywoodmum 29.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Trentham Monkey Forest

So many monkeys!

Advantages: see review
Disadvantages: see review

...When Baby B was born one of her first presents was her very first book and that book was That's Not My Monkey. We put the book aside in the 'for later' pile after deciding that a tiny newborn baby wouldn't really be reading just yet. When Baby B was about 4 months old we decided to get the book out again as she was so much more alert and enjoyed to look at bright pictures and interact with her toys. It was a good job we did as Baby B really enjoyed this book. That's not my... Since Baby B was bought this book I have noticed that this is a book which is part of a theme of others in the 'that's not my..' range. The other books are based around the same concept- lots of different types of one subject with various touchy feely sections. Other books include That's not my bear, that's not my tractor and even seasonal ones like...

mrbing10 03.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of That's Not My Monkey - Fiona Watt

Monkey See, Monkey Do!

Advantages: Excellent twisting tale
Disadvantages: No special features

...conventional nurse, she is a three foot tall chimpanzee. Initially the experiment goes badly, and Allan cannot get to grips with Ella and the way she is. But as time goes on an little accidents occur Allan realises that he has come to depend on Ella more than he has with any other person. As the effects of Ella make real changes in Allan, the people that Allan scared off when he was too upset about his disability start to return. But as they become more involved in Allan?s lives the results leave Ella in the dark, and she is just not prepared to be left in the corner and forgotten. When I first watched Monkey Shines I had no idea what the movie was about, I saw it in a TV magazine with 5 stars next to it and a brief description so I chose to watch the movie. Although I love horror movies, I really enjoy a good drama; and many of these have...

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Review of Monkey Shines (DVD)

The nature of Monkey is IRREPRESIBLE!!!!!

Advantages: Chock full of humour and great ethos
Disadvantages: Special effects are now so dated.

...I firstly must stress this is not for everybody. There are many things that people will not like about this programme. The biggest thing is the special effects. This was made in the seventies and early eighties and on a cheap budget. But the programmes do have some good appealing factors The programme is Japanese, with Japanese actors, telling a Chinese story. It is based around 4 central characters. These are Monkey {Great Sage and equal of all heaven} Pigsy {Once heavenly Marshall, kicked out for being obsessed with women} Sandy {A water spirit} and Tripitaka {a buddhist monk, who is a boy, but is played by a female actress} Pigsy, Monkey, and Sandy are the disciples of Tripitaka, protecting him on a great mission from China to India to collect Buddha's scrolls. But the path is wrought with danger from various demons etc trying...

tayloa22 07.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Monkey! - The Complete Series (DVD)

I saw some Monkey Business in the Forest!

Advantages: Fascinating to watch monkeys at close quarters
Disadvantages: Poorly designed facilities, cafe expensive, not a whole day's experience

...With two kids and a mother in law to entertain during the Summer holidays we decided to take our little monkeys out for a trip in the forest. Trentham Monkey Forest in Staffordshire is within half an hour's drive of my home town, so it's a place that we've visited on several occasions now. The concept is apparantly unique within the UK as the forest is home to over 140 Barbary Macaque monkeys who are free to roam as they please, within the grounds of a 60 acre enclosure. On arrival On previous visits, we've just walked straight through to the kiosk and purchased our tickets but on our last visit (mid-August, so at the peak of children's summer holidays) we found two lengthy queues at the entrance. Even more annoying was the discovery that we'd joined the 'cash only' queue which was indicated by a sign that was only visible...

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Review of Trentham Monkey Forest

I See You Monkey....Scratching That Ass

Advantages: Monkeys!
Disadvantages: Only one species, not the cheapest for a family morning out

...It has been decided that I need to behave more like a Brit in Mexico when I am a Brit in Manchester. And by that, I don't mean eating ice cream every day (though I may) or filling any pauses with a 'Que más?', I mean actually getting out there and seeing places I always forget to bother with when I'm home. Touristy places. I live just off the A34 in Manchester. Monkey Forest is located on the A34 near Stoke, about 35 miles away. I don't even need driving directions (though we take them anyway, and they get us lost, tsk), so off we go. The park is signed but not as early as I thought it would be, hence a small panic over whether we have gone wrong. Coming from the north you pass the Trentham estate and gardens before you come to the Monkey Forest entrance and car park, though they're only another mile down the road. We can't all go...

zoe_page 12.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Trentham Monkey Forest

The Funky Monkeys

Advantages: Big tunes throughout
Disadvantages: Nothing specific

...The Arctic Monkeys shot to fame in 2006 when the Sheffield-based Indie Rock band released ?Whatever People Say I Am, That?s What I?m Not? as their debut album. It finds Alex Turner leading the Psychedelic and mildly Funk-inspired band propping up the mid-?00s re-emergence of British Indie music. 1. ?The View From The Afternoon? To get the album going, you see that this one with a lively one which immediately livens up the mood as they attempt to portray British nightlife in a way which only they can with their heavy Post-Punk percussion and uniquely-adapted style of creating this progressive stuff. It is a big way to open the album with and is followed on with a suitable tune. **Five Stars** 2. ?I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor? This came as their mainstream breakthrough single as they came through with a banger of a joint...

XICripZ 25.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys

Monkey around to your heart's content!

Advantages: GOOD OLD FASHIONED FAMILY FUN
Disadvantages: Assembling then disassembling.

... TOMY TUMBLIN MONKEYS GAME If you are looking for a good game for a stocking filler for children from about 4 upwards. A game that doesn?t need batteries and that both children and adults can happily play together. I would recommend that you try the Tomy Tumblin' Monkeys game, it is a classic game of skill, luck, and action that's easy to learn and fun to play. Tumblin Monkeys, it?s a simple game that has been around for years and that all my grandchildren adore. It doesn?t take a lot of thought and playing it with them is real fun and lots of laughs. ~What is Tumblin Monleys?~~ It?s a game where you have a tree made of plastic, covered in holes, 10 pink plastic sticks, 10 green plastic sticks, 10 orange plastic sticks, 34 plastic monkeys and one dice. ~~ What?s it made of?~~ Plastic...

oldchem 09.11.2009 · Read review
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