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Synopsis
Describes the life of chimpanzees, including social structure, reproduction and child rearing, use of tools and ability to solve problems, and loss of habitat.
Children's Literature
Chimpanzees, or chimps, are clever animals. Read to find out what these primates figure out and learn as part of their survival. There is a description of a chimp's life and its interactions in its community. Chimpanzees communicate with each other with sounds and actions. They indicate with noises that they found food. In their interactions, chimpanzees show their rank in the hierarchy of their community. In addition, there is some information about Washoe, the chimp, who learned sign language. Throughout the book there are captioned, color photographs. In addition, readers will find illustrations of a chimp's skeleton, a comparison its hand and foot, a general timeline of its life, and a map of where they live in Africa. The last chapter describes why the chimpanzees are endangered and what some people are doing to help them. There is a brief mention of Dr. Jane Goodall's work with chimps. To find out more about chimpanzees, there is a list of books and websites at the back of the book. This book is part of the "Benchmark Rockets: Animals" series which feature five other mammals. Reviewer: Carrie Hane Hung