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''Sand Monkeys'' is a young adult novel by the Australian writer Joanne Horniman, who is known for novels centering on realistic depictions of people in unusual relationships. It was published in 1992 by Omnibus Books. The author's work on the novel was assisted by a writer's grant from the Australia Council. It received a Notable Book designation by the Children's Book Council of Australia.〔 ''Sand Monkeys'' follows a period in the life a sixteen-year-old boy named Max, upon moving into a new household in Petersham, an inner suburb of Sydney Australia. The narrative is framed by a series of letters which Max writes to his friend Socrates, in which Max describes his feelings about the events in the story. Like Joanne Horniman's other works, ''The Serpentine Belt'' (1994) and ''Loving Athena'' (1997), ''Sand Monkeys'' features the theme of the search for a lost parent, as well as the forging of strong bonds between characters who are not related by blood. In common with Joanne Horniman's other books, ''Sand Monkeys'' concerns people's interaction with the natural world - in this case, with the trees that Max raises and plants. She writes that this is "…not in the usual adventurous sense but in a more spiritual way. We are all connected with forces that we are only aware of some of the time…" 〔 Author Joanne Horniman is involved with preserving the native Australian flora of her region in New South Wales, collecting and planting native plant seeds.〔 In the novel, the main character Max reflects this concern in his project of raising native plants from seed, and planting them around his neighbourhood. ==Explanation of the novel's title== The title of the book comes from a notation on the back of Emma's photo, which shows Max and Emma as small children playing in a sand pit. In the notation, Max's mother refers to Max and Emma as "...our two little sand monkeys" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sand Monkeys」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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