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Monkey Dancing: A Father, Two Kids, and a Journey to the Ends of the Earth

von Daniel Glick

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After losing his brother to cancer and a painful divorce that left him the sole charge d'affaires of two decidedly spirited children, environmental reporter Daniel Glick knew he and his little family desperately needed some karmic rejuvenation. He opted for an epic adventure. In the summer of 2001, Dan, Zoe, and Kolya packed up and set off on a six-month tour to see the world's most exotic and endangered habitats. Monkey Dancing takes readers along for this incredible journey. From the python-infested rivers of Borneo to the highest summits of Bali, from Nepal's Gangeatic Plains to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Glick recounts the adventures they met with, the challenges they confronted, and how they learned to cope with grief, loss, and one another. Along the way, he offers intimate reflection on life, fatherhood, change, and the fragile health of our troubled planet. Acclaimed by reviewers, a BookSense Parenting bestseller, Monkey Dancing is a "poignant, affirming, ultimately courageous book"--Audubon Magazine.… (mehr)
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I enjoyed this book and found myself telling several people about it after I finished reading it. It was particularly refreshing to witness such vulnerability in a man who finds himself in the wake of several significant losses. Daniel Glick's ability to reflect on his own process of healing while describing the full range of challenges that he navigates with his children on such an ambitious trip makes for interesting reading. Being married to an ecology professor, I was also impressed by his knowledge of the natural world and the science surrounding the loss of habitat. I would recommend this book. ( )
  franklinki | Feb 2, 2015 |
This was a very interesting book. I feel the father was trying to hard to be a "friend" to his children, as opposed to ever being an authority, even when the situation called for it. All in all, I felt he really wanted to be a good dad. The story was great. If only we all had the money to travel the world. ( )
  BoundTogetherForGood | Jan 7, 2009 |
A story of a father and his 9 and 13 year olds journey around the world and their adventures along the way. Or so I thought. I knew they left on their trip so that Daniel could sort through the tragic events of his previous 2 years, and really, this is what most of the story was about in my reading. 2/3 grief and loss, father lamenting over how poorly his kids get along with each other / him / and how little they appreciate stuff, letting his 13 year old son buy/do drugs not once, not twice, but three times. And then 1/3 adventures. I cannot be too crititcal - the concept was amazing, the adventure parts were great but the thought process was jumbled and not what I had hoped. ( )
  slkrbru | Apr 25, 2008 |
This was an Amazon.com 2003 editors pick, and a good pick too. Monkey Dancing is a charming story of a father and his two pre-teen children. After several life changing events, the author decides to take his two pre-teen children on a world adventure. He wants his children to experience vanishing species and places in the world that are changing at a much too rapid pace. While on the trip the family undergoes some changing family dynmaics and a father forges a new relationship with his kids. The writing is clear and flows fluently. Read this travel tale of vanishing forests, exotic foods, and dealing with the forming of a new family in foreign lands. ( )
  eo206 | Mar 29, 2008 |
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After losing his brother to cancer and a painful divorce that left him the sole charge d'affaires of two decidedly spirited children, environmental reporter Daniel Glick knew he and his little family desperately needed some karmic rejuvenation. He opted for an epic adventure. In the summer of 2001, Dan, Zoe, and Kolya packed up and set off on a six-month tour to see the world's most exotic and endangered habitats. Monkey Dancing takes readers along for this incredible journey. From the python-infested rivers of Borneo to the highest summits of Bali, from Nepal's Gangeatic Plains to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, Glick recounts the adventures they met with, the challenges they confronted, and how they learned to cope with grief, loss, and one another. Along the way, he offers intimate reflection on life, fatherhood, change, and the fragile health of our troubled planet. Acclaimed by reviewers, a BookSense Parenting bestseller, Monkey Dancing is a "poignant, affirming, ultimately courageous book"--Audubon Magazine.

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