This is a wordless comic-strip picture book that follows a chimp that escapes from the zoo and is pursued by his keepers all around the world by various means of transport. Also involved is a small boy who takes pity on the chimp and tries to help him preserve his freedom. The story first appeared in serial form in the children's, magazine "Snap". The book is in the style of Philippe Dupasquier's previous book "The Great Escape". His other books include the "Busy Places" series, three "Robert" books and "I Can't Sleep".

 

This book is part of a book series called Picture Books .

There are 40 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1993 by Walker Books Ltd .

Philippe Dupasquier was born in Switzerland and studied art in France. His French background and training have influenced his own art form, the high quality comic strip, which is very popular on the Continent and formed the bulk of his reading as a child.