Half Brother - Couverture souple

Oppel, Kenneth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1554686113 ISBN 13 : 9781554686117

Editeur : HarperTrophy, 2011

Synopsis

When Ben Tomlin’s mother brings home his new “baby brother,” 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 experiment― to determine whether chimpanzees can learn human sign language.

Zan must be raised exactly like a human. He’s 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, Ben’s life seems similarly charmed as he vies for the attentions of the beautiful Jennifer― using his newly acquired scientific observational skills.

But when Project Zan unexpectedly loses its funding, Ben’s father is under huge pressure to either make the experiment succeed or abandon it―and 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

KENNETH OPPEL is the bestselling author of numerous books for young readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide. Airborn won the Governor General’s Literary Award and was named a Michael L. Printz Honor Book. Oppel is also the author of Half Brother, This Dark Endeavour, The Boundless, The Nest, Inkling and the Bloom trilogy. His latest novels are Ghostlight and Best of All Worlds, which was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award and named Children’s Book of the Year by the Times.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperTrophy
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1554686113
• ISBN 13: 9781554686117
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: HarperCollins Publishers Ireland; enquiries@harpercollins.ie; ; Mayor Street Upper 39/40; Dublin; D01 C9W8; Irlande