Clever Hans: The True Story of the Counting, Adding, and Time-Telling Horse
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The true story of the incredible horse whose smarts stumped all of Berlin and changed science, brought to life by New York Times #1 bestselling illustrator, Mike Lowery. Clever Hans was a horse who could do math problems, tell time, read, spell, and more . . . or could he? Even after seeing Hans answer questions correctly, some people thought it must be a hoax. Scientists began to investigate. Eventually, one scientist had a groundbreaking aha! moment and realized Hans was clever in a way no one had even imagined. Turns out Hans was so smart, he changed science!
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Kerri’s writing features unique structures, playful language, humor, tension, tenderness, simple text, and complicated characters. She has a good vision for how text and art can work together to tell a complete story. Kerri credits most of her story ideas to her “”fly on the wall” personality. This means she’s both a keen observer of social interactions and a nosey eavesdropper. Kerri has a degree in psychology and sociology from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado and completed an advanced education certificate program in Writing for Children at the University of Washington. Kerri lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband, two children, and three dogs.
Mike Lowery is an author, artist, and an avid collector of weird bits of knowledge. He’s illustrated dozens of books for kids, including the Gingerbread Man is Loose in the School series. Mike lives with his wife and two kids in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780525514985
- Publication Date
- May 5, 2020
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons Books For Young Readers
- Page Count
- 32
- Words Per Page
- 41
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2019022596
- Est. Lexile® Level
- ~720L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Q
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.6
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 509902
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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