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Calculating Chimpanzees, Brainy Bees and Other Animals with Mind-blowing Mathematical Abilities is the perfect book for math and animal lovers. This nonfiction book explores basic math concepts and how experiments have been designed to test animals' ability to grasp the concepts. It was fascinating to think of math equaling greater survival. This book was informational but also included step-by-step instructions for performing similar experiments with friends to gain a deeper understanding of math. The interviews with the scientists helped to personalize the information and show different avenues for scientific jobs in the future. This book is best read in order because the concepts build upon each other and references are made to previous chapters. The mix of illustrations and real photographs worked seamlessly to highlight the information in easy ways to understand. Overall, this book does a wonderful job of explaining math and inspiring respect for animals.