02628cam a2200469 i 4500 2051208405 TxAuBib 20250320120000.0 231109s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781536230017 hardcover 1536230014 hardcover (OCoLC)1416719154 TxAuBib rda Gibeault, Stephanie, author. Calculating chimpanzees, brainy bees, and other animals with mind-blowing mathematical abilities / Stephanie Gibeault ; illustrations by Jaclyn Sinquett. First edition. Somerville, Massachusetts : MIT Kids Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press, 2024. vii, 87 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Extraordinary animals Extraordinary animals (Somerville, Mass.) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2024051719 Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-80) and index. Fish figures -- Counting calls -- Bird brains -- Ape addition -- Insect integers. Animals know a lot more about numbers than you might think. Guppies can tell large numbers from small ones, hyenas can count, and chimpanzees can use Arabic numerals! Readers will get to know these extraordinary animals and more--and how scientists study their number sense. Each chapter wraps up with an interview with a researcher and a hands-on activity that give readers the chance to challenge their own math skills. Illustrations brimming with personality, along with colorful photos, sidebars, and splashy facts, make for an entertaining delve into these fascinating studies in this second book in the Extraordinary Animals series. A bibliography as well as an "Add to Your Knowledge" section at the back encourage more discovery. 850L Lexile. 20250320. Junior Library Guild Selection, 2024. Number concept in animals Juvenile literature. Cognition in animals Juvenile literature. Animals. Mathematics Psychological aspects. Number concept. Sinquett, Jaclyn, illustrator. Extraordinary animals. Extraordinary animals (Somerville, Mass.) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2024051719. LAKCL