· Writing Half Brother: Love, Control, and Talking Animals I only recently realized how fitting (and possibly ironic) it was that, after writing four bestselling “talking animal” fantasies featuring bats (the Silverwing series), I’d go on to write a realistic novel about an animal who truly did talk. Kenneth Oppel is the author of. Half Brother broke my heart and I was happy to let it. – Guelph Mercury Toronto 's Kenneth Oppel, who set this story in , has created a thought-provoking tale that deals not only with the stuff of sibling rivalry, fitting in, teenage sexual awareness and coming of age, but also with such complicated issues as animal rights vs. scientific study. Half Brother | Chapter 27 of 37 Author: Kenneth Oppel | Submitted by: Maria Garcia | Views | Add a Review Please hit next button if you encounter an empty page.
Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel. Posted by: Deborah Takahashi Thursday, . Plot Summary: After his parents moved him across the country, Ben has to get used to a new school, make new friends, and become a big brother to the newest addition to the Tomlin-- a baby chimp. Ben is not at all excited about his parents latest research. Half Brother | Chapter 28 of 37 Author: Kenneth Oppel | Submitted by: Maria Garcia | Views | Add a Review Please hit next button if you encounter an empty page. Kenneth Oppel: Half Brother was inspired by a couple of famous experiments that took place in the early 's, in which scientists tried to teach chimpanzees sign language: Project Nim and Project Washoe. The experiments were very controversial -their results are still disputed to this day - and when Project Nim ended after two years.
"Half Brother is highly recommended for all YA collections.a funny and exceptional story" - VOYA. About the Author Kenneth Oppel is the bestselling author of Skybreaker and Airborn, a Printz Honor Book. Kenneth Oppel lives in Toronto with his family and can be found online at www.doorway.ru Editorial Reviews Ben is less than thrilled that his 13th birthday includes moving across Canada and getting a new "half brother"--a baby chimpanzee named Zan that Ben's father, a behavioral psychologist, will be raising like a human to determine if chimps can learn sign language. Half Brother isn't just a story about a boy and a chimp. It's about the way families are made, the way humanity is judged, the way easy choices become hard ones, and how you can't always do right by the people and animals you love. In the hands of master storyteller Kenneth Oppel, it's a novel you won't soon forget.
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