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Calculating chimpanzees, brainy bees, and other animals with mind-blowing mathematical abilities

"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"--Provided by publisher.
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What is 2

2009
Simple images and text introduce toddlers to the number two.
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I know halves and wholes

2019
Simple text and illustrations introduce young readers to simple fractions of half and whole.

Let's learn counting

Readers will learn to count by counting the number of balls they see.

Numbers at the park

1-10
Rhyming text introduces the numbers one through ten as children spend the day playing in the park.

Numbers all around

2003
Simple text and photos introduce the concept that numbers are everywhere.

My three book

1995
Little Three introduces the concepts of "three" and counting by encountering trios of baskets, pigs, dancing mice, and other objects and animals.

Even or odd?

Introduces early readers to the math concept of even and odd numbers.
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Half or whole?

Introduces early readers to the mathematical concept of half and whole and explains how they can find halves and wholes in the world around them.
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What comes in 2's, 3's, & 4's?

Introduces the numbers two, three, and four by enumerating the ways in which they occur in everyday life, from your two eyes and two arms to the four seasons of the year.
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