The Monkey Bridge Author:Rafe Martin, Fahimeh Amiri From the renowned author of The Rough-Face Girl comes an exquisitely — rendered version of one of India's best-loved tales about what it means to be a — king. In the heart of Benares, on the banks of the river Ganges, stands a tree — with fruit so perfect it can only be called treasure. How the tree got there is — a tale of two rulers--one selfish a... more »nd proud, one generous and brave--one a man
and one a monkey. Having studied the Buddhist tradition for decades, Martin is
at his lyrical best in this fable of how a human king's greed puts a tribe of
monkeys in mortal danger, while a monkey king's sacrifice restores peace to his
kingdom. Exquisitely illustrated with watercolor and gouache paintings in the
authentic style of Indian and Persian miniatures, The Monkey Bridge has
something important to say about the nature of true nobility and leadership.« less