Chaz and Charo are two teenagers out for an adventure in a canoe on the Amazon River in South America. They are caught in a sudden storm, and the river begins to rage. They hold on tight and try to keep the canoe from tipping over. The canoe is traveling at a high rate of speed as they are swept down the river for many hours. The next day, the canoe hits a tree and breaks the canoe in half. They are thrown out of the canoe and onto the beach of a deserted island. There are two more mysterious islands close to them, and one of the islands is shaped like a gorilla's head. They start walking around to explore the jungle. Suddenly, they are surrounded by hundreds of monkeys of all different kinds. They do not move and let the monkeys smell them. They work to gain the trust of the monkeys. They are all alone, and they must learn to survive by themselves on the island. They name the island Monkey Island. Chaz builds a raft to go explore the two islands that are close to them. Go on a heart-pounding adventure with Chaz and Charo to South America and find out what Chaz discovers on all three of the mysterious islands. This children's picture book features twenty-eight awesome photographs. There are also some fun activity games at the end of the book.
About the Author: LaVonna Moore is a native Oklahoman born in 1960 at the Ft. Sill Army Hospital in Lawton, Oklahoma. With her father being in the military, she was able to do a lot of traveling as a child. She has lived in many states within the U.S. and for a short time in Hanau, Germany. Her father retired from the Army while living in Del City, Oklahoma, where she graduated high school in 1978. She has a stepson named Chance Storts. LaVonna has two brothers and two sisters. LaVonna began working in the legal field when she was 20 years old. She was a legal secretary for 20 years. LaVonna moved from Oklahoma to Texas about 12 years ago to start her life over after her divorce. She is living in a small town in the country. She purchased three acres of land and started an orchard of fruit and nut trees. LaVonna loves the country life and also loves animals. She has a Great Pyrenees named Angel, a calico kitty named Callie, a canary named Lucy, and a cockatiel named Anna. When LaVonna is not working on her books, she enjoys photography and working in her orchard. LaVonna also enjoys designing book covers. She has designed hundreds of book covers that are on sale at selfpubbookcovers.com/VonnaArt. Author's website: http: //www.lavonnamoore.com