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Zan, a chimpanzee, becomes part of Ben’s family as a participant in an advanced sign language experiment. Ben grows to love Zan as a brother; and as the research concludes, Ben has to make a difficult choice between obeying his father and protecting Zan.
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Publication
Scholastic Press (2010), Edition: 1, 384 pages
Description
In 1973, when a renowned Canadian behavioral psychologist pursues his latest research project--an experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills--he brings home a baby chimp named Zan and asks his thirteen-year-old son to treat Zan like a little brother.
Awards
Parents' Choice Book Award (2010)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award (Shortlist — 2011)
Canadian Library Association Young Adult Book Award (Shortlist — 2011)
Red Maple Award (Nominee — Fiction — 2012)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-9 — 2012)
UKLA Book Award (Shortlist — 2012)
The White Ravens (2011)
Hampshire Book Awards (Shortlist — Hampshire Book Award — 2012)
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award (Winner — 2011)
Manitoba Young Reader’s Choice Award (Honor Book — 2012)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2011)
OYAN Book Rave (2011)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2010
ISBN
0545229251 / 9780545229258
DDC/MDS
| 813.54 |