Acknowledgements

A BIG THANK YOU

Without Great Ormond Street Hospital for
Children I would not be here.
All author and illustrator profits are being donated
to the best children’s hospital in the world. Thank
you for all you have done and all the wonderful
work you continue to do.
Oliver Renier Nash

A number of people have contributed to this book
but one more than any other. This book has been made
infinitely better by having the illustrations of Bethanie
Cunnick throughout (plus designing the front cover).
Bethanie has also given her time and work for free so
that we can raise as much money as possible for my
chosen charity.

I would like to thank my parents, Helena and
David, whose support made world travel possible.
Their kindness and guidance has enabled me to fulfil
my ambition to research and write a children’s book.
I must also express my gratitude to all of the guides,
workers, helpers and volunteers at the following
establishments in Borneo, Malaysia:
Gomantong Caves Information Centre
Sepilok Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre
Sarawak Cultural Village near Kuching
Sarawak Museum, Kuching
Sabah Museum – Kota Kinabalu

Bako National ParkNiah Caves National Park
Crocker range National Park Similajau National Park
Kinabalu National ParkTabin Wildlife Reserve
Lambir Hills National Park Danum Valley
Conservation Centre
Tambunan Raffl esia Reserve
All of my friends from the Sukai River Lodge.
Numerous guides and workers at the National
Parks have helped me to gain an insight into the wide
variety of animal, insect and plant life that appear in
this book.
My Mother and my Aunt, Norma Williams,
deserve a special mention for reading through many
draft manuscripts, editing and checking the grammar.
My partner, Anna, and her sister, Elizabeth, have also
helped greatly in this department. I would like to thank
Simon Moore for all of his help and encouragement
whilst receiving umpteen rejections from publishers
around the country as well as Mike Hampton, for building and
hosting this website free of charge to help promote the book.

Finally, I must express my appreciation to the
kind, generous and knowledgeable peoples of both the
Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. They have
enriched my journey across thousands of kilometres of
their magnificent country. I hope many other people
get to enjoy the majestic wildlife and fascinating culture
of Borneo.
If you have been given a copy of this book as a gift or
found it in a charity shop, library, school and still want
to donate to Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity,
please check out www.justgiving.com/theprimatepuzzle
or www.gosh.org. I would like to add a big thank you,
to all those who are helping this magnificent cause.

As Albert Einstein once said, “Only a life lived for
others is a life worthwhile.”