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Chimp Math
Learning about Time from a Baby Chimpanzee
By Nagda, Ann Whitehead & Bickel, Cindy
- ISBN
- 978-0-80506-674-6
- Publisher
- Holt
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2002
Gr 1-5 Frail and ignored by his mother, baby Jiggs is kept in an incubator at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, KS, and then moved to the Denver Zoo, where he is raised by veterinary assistant and coauthor Bickel. The details of the chimp's young life will fascinate readers. His funny and touching relationships with Bickel's dog, his ability...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2002
Nagda and Bickel integrate the elementary-level mathematical skills of telling and representing time with the story of an adorable chimp, Jiggs, and his remarkable capacity for emotion and learning. As in their previous collaboration, Tiger Math, the authors present mathematical concepts on the left-hand page of every double-page spread while the narrative is found on the right-hand side. Jiggs, born too small in a Kansas zoo and ignored by his mother, required constant care to s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
