Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Half Brother

By Kenneth Oppel

     Ben Tomlin has a brother. . . who is also a baby chimpanzee!  Ben's dad is a well-known scientist, and his newest experiment is to find out whether or not he can teach a monkey American Sign Language.  After many months, everything is going well.  "Zan" has learned many words, and helped make Ben popular with the girls!  But a question itches in the back of his mind--What will happen to his half-brother Zan when the experiment is over?

Kenneth Oppel

Reviewer: Carla Ramirez

1 comment:

  1. This is a great book. I really loved how Ben and Zan communicated and how Zan always told Ben to "listen" when they were outside. The fact that this is based on a true story makes it even more amazing. I believe that animals can communicate with us!

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