The Mathical Books team was surprised to learn about how different animals use math in their daily lives. You may be surprised, too!
Calculating Chimpanzees, Brainy Bees, and Other Animals with Mind-Blowing Mathematical Abilities by Stephanie Gibeault explores many different animals and their interesting lives.
We chatted with the author about her love of animals & some of the interesting discoveries she made along the way to creating this book.
About the Book
TeachingBooks.net book page – links to resources
About the Math
Try this surprising experiment with kids in your class!
Activity: Know Your Numerosities (PDF): Test your number sense by comparing two groups of identical objects such as coins or candies and see if you can tell which group is bigger without counting them. [Available for download through September 2028 with publisher permission.]
CALCULATING CHIMPANZEES, BRAINY BEES, AND OTHER ANIMALS WITH MIND-BLOWING MATHEMATICAL ABILITIES. Text Copyright © 2024 Stephanie Gibeault. Illustrations Copyright © 2024 Jaclyn Sinquett. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA.
