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Nagda, Ann Whitehead , Bickel, Cindy

Chimp Math: Learning about Time from a Baby Chimpanzee

32 pp. | Holt | October, 2002 | Trade ISBN 0-8050-6674-8 $$16.95

(2) K-3 Elementary-level skills of telling and representing time are integrated with the story of Jiggs the chimp, born too small in a zoo and ignored by his mother. While the story is engaging, a major asset is the quantitative information (shown with timelines, graphs, calendars, and charts) linked to each facing narrative page, which assists readers in comprehending the value of mathematics to better understand changes in Jiggs over time.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2002