When Ben Tomlinâs mother brings home his new âbaby brother,â an eight-day-old chimpanzee, Ben is far from thrilled. His father, a renowned behavioral scientist, has uprooted the family and moved them halfway across the country, to Victoria, B.C., so he can pursue a high-profile experimentâ to determine whether chimpanzees can learn human sign language.
Zan must be raised exactly like a human. Heâs dressed in clothes and fed in a high chair and has a room full of toys and books. Ben is soon smitten. Joining the team of students who are helping with the experiment, Ben becomes both researcher and adored older brother.
Within months, Zan learns his first signs and becomes a media sensation. At his new school, Benâs life seems similarly charmed as he vies for the attentions of the beautiful Jenniferâ using his newly acquired scientific observational skills.
But when Project Zan unexpectedly loses its funding, Benâs father is under huge pressure to either make the experiment succeed or abandon itâand Zan. Unable to convince his father that Zan is now part of the family, Ben must risk everything to save his baby brother from an unimaginable fate.
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Fantasy & Magic
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
Publisher : HarperTrophy
Author : Oppel, Kenneth
Language : English
Published :2011-09-27
Number Of Pages : 384
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 1554686113
ISBN-13 : 9781554686117
Item weight : 0.75 lb
Dimensions : 1.06 in x 5.47 in x 8.19 in
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