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Clever Hans: The True Story of the Counting, Adding, and Time-Telling Horse
The true story of the incredible horse whose smarts stumped all of Berlin and changed science, brought to life by NYT #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!
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!
32 pages, Hardcover
Published May 5, 2020
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Kerri Kokias
7 books43 followersKerri’s picture books feature 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 she 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.
Kerri has a degree in psychology and sociology from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado and she 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.
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March 19, 2020
A good old-fashioned historical mystery. By gum, that’s what we need to see more of on our library shelves! Look here, you want to get your kids interested in history but you want to stick to, y’know, the facts? Well let’s see what we can do about making a list of nonfiction picture books that provide precisely that. Better yet, let’s make that list together! I’ll go first: Clever Hans by Kerri Kokias and Mike Lowery. I’ll grant that at first it doesn’t look like a mystery. On its cover that cheery looking horsey is so jovial you’d be convinced this was just some cutesy little animal tale. Yet once you start reading you quickly realize that there’s something strange going on in this story. Kokias pulls together the different elements of the mystery (what was truly happening with Clever Hans?), weaving together the tale until by the end you’re just desperate for the truth. A super intelligent horse? Talk about a title that booktalks itself. If you have kids that just can’t get into nonfiction, allow me to introduce you to my little equine friend.
Picture in your mind a horse. A horse capable of wonders. This is a horse that can add, subtract, tell time, divide, do fractions, and much much more. Raised by ex-schoolteacher Wilhelm von Osten, Hans (the horse in question) was a divisive figure. Skeptics were convinced it was all an elaborate hoax, but no one could figure out how it was done. And when scientists studied Hans, they saw that it wasn’t a trick, but they still didn’t believe he was this genius animal everyone claimed he was. Enter Oskar Pfungst, a scientist’s assistant who was the first to realize that Hans seemed to rely on visual cues to answer questions. How did he do it? The answer lies in “the Clever Hans effect” which scientists now pay close attention to even today. Contains an Author’s Note and Bibliography at the back of the book.
I do this thing when I really like a book where I’ll flip to the back flap to see what other books the author has done before. I tend to do this more these days with nonfiction picture books. I dunno, but sometimes I feel like the really and truly outstanding ones I see are the product of this perfect alignment of editor, author, artist, and designer. Kerri Kokias once wrote a sweet little picture book called Snow Sisters and nothing about that book would give you the slightest indication that she had a Clever Hans waiting in the wings. With this title, right out the gate Kokias is doing so much right. She isn’t deep diving into fake dialogue or trying to tell us what Hans is thinking at a given moment. Plus, look at how she’s laid out all the information. We meet Mr. Wilhelm von Osten and Hans right away, and immediately we’re swept up by the excitement of everything the horse is capable of. We’re exactly like the people in the audience, witnessing before our eyes the impossible. Maybe we really want to believe Hans is capable of all the great things they say, and when people come to disprove his capabilities, Kokias doesn’t paint them as killjoys. In fact, Oskar Pfungst is clearly the hero of the book, and when his studies lead him to new discoveries, the book deftly dips into human physical reactions, before returning once more to the horse. Do I wish the backmatter had a timeline? Absolutely, but at least there’s a mention of the date in the art at the beginning of the book. Other titles fail to do that much sometimes.
Of course the first book I thought of when I saw this one was Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World About Kindness by Donna Janell Bowman, with art by Daniel Minter. On the surface the two books seem to have a lot in common. A kind man has a horse and wishes to share its intelligence with the world. The horse is able to read, write, and do math. The difference, however, comes in the presentation. Bowman’s book takes place not too long after the end of the Civil War, and never sets out to explain Jim Key’s abilities, focusing instead on his owner’s message of love and tolerance. Clever Hans, in contrast, likes the horse well enough but is interested in how this story plays into a larger picture of the way scientists work with animals (and that includes people) today. You could have a very interesting reading unit, comparing the two books to one another with kids. Though diametrically opposed in some ways, they say a lot about the role animals play in our minds verses our lives.
I sincerely believe that editors should be credited on the covers of the books they work on. At the very least they should get their names on the books’ publication pages. After all, they tend to be the ones that are so key to a book’s final success. When the editor of this book received the Clever Hans manuscript, I would love to know what thought process led them to believe that Mike Lowery was the right man to illustrate it. It’s not that Lowery isn’t a pro at nonfiction (if you haven’t seen his Everything Awesome About Dinosaurs then you are living a half-life, my friend), but too often I associate him with his stellar work on Mac Barnett’s Mac B. Kid Spy series. This is why I am not an editor. I would have missed this golden opportunity to pair Lowery with this truly fun text. For his part, the man finds humor where he can, and in this book he decided to lean way way into its German setting. Dust off your high school lessons, folks, because you’re about to get a whole heaping helpful of Guten Tags and kluge pferds coming your way.
Lowery’s is a cartoony style, rendered in pencil, screen-printing, and digital color. It’s also engaging and enticing to young readers. Kids take one look at that cover and want to read the book, even if they don’t care diddly over squat about horsey stuff. And when you reread the book a couple times, that’s when you start to notice the typography, panels, and even colors at work (somehow the artist has managed to invoke sepia without letting it overwhelm the read). Lowery’s style is not, now that I think about it, all that different from Meghan McCarthy’s in Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse. Both artists cultivate a deep respect for their nonfiction material while also luring in the kid readers with fun graphics. There’s an art to what they do, trust me.
I don’t think it’s ridiculous at all to suggest that this book pretty much has it all. For the animal lovers, a cute and smart (Kokias points out that when it came to reading physical cues, Hans lived up the “clever” in his name) colt. For the mystery lovers, a true tale that lays out the clues, the detectives, and the surprising solution. And for lovers of science, this is a superb recounting of how people learn more about the natural world around them and build upon that knowledge. Without this particular horse, some scientists would be less effective at their jobs. The older I get, the more remarkable I find the people, individuals, and (yes) animals that single-handedly change the course of history. As the book puts so well in its Author’s Note, “Clever Hans helped change the way scientists work today. He really was clever to have such a lasting impact on history!” To say nothing of the impact this book will have on kids.
For ages 6 and up.
Picture in your mind a horse. A horse capable of wonders. This is a horse that can add, subtract, tell time, divide, do fractions, and much much more. Raised by ex-schoolteacher Wilhelm von Osten, Hans (the horse in question) was a divisive figure. Skeptics were convinced it was all an elaborate hoax, but no one could figure out how it was done. And when scientists studied Hans, they saw that it wasn’t a trick, but they still didn’t believe he was this genius animal everyone claimed he was. Enter Oskar Pfungst, a scientist’s assistant who was the first to realize that Hans seemed to rely on visual cues to answer questions. How did he do it? The answer lies in “the Clever Hans effect” which scientists now pay close attention to even today. Contains an Author’s Note and Bibliography at the back of the book.
I do this thing when I really like a book where I’ll flip to the back flap to see what other books the author has done before. I tend to do this more these days with nonfiction picture books. I dunno, but sometimes I feel like the really and truly outstanding ones I see are the product of this perfect alignment of editor, author, artist, and designer. Kerri Kokias once wrote a sweet little picture book called Snow Sisters and nothing about that book would give you the slightest indication that she had a Clever Hans waiting in the wings. With this title, right out the gate Kokias is doing so much right. She isn’t deep diving into fake dialogue or trying to tell us what Hans is thinking at a given moment. Plus, look at how she’s laid out all the information. We meet Mr. Wilhelm von Osten and Hans right away, and immediately we’re swept up by the excitement of everything the horse is capable of. We’re exactly like the people in the audience, witnessing before our eyes the impossible. Maybe we really want to believe Hans is capable of all the great things they say, and when people come to disprove his capabilities, Kokias doesn’t paint them as killjoys. In fact, Oskar Pfungst is clearly the hero of the book, and when his studies lead him to new discoveries, the book deftly dips into human physical reactions, before returning once more to the horse. Do I wish the backmatter had a timeline? Absolutely, but at least there’s a mention of the date in the art at the beginning of the book. Other titles fail to do that much sometimes.
Of course the first book I thought of when I saw this one was Step Right Up: How Doc and Jim Key Taught the World About Kindness by Donna Janell Bowman, with art by Daniel Minter. On the surface the two books seem to have a lot in common. A kind man has a horse and wishes to share its intelligence with the world. The horse is able to read, write, and do math. The difference, however, comes in the presentation. Bowman’s book takes place not too long after the end of the Civil War, and never sets out to explain Jim Key’s abilities, focusing instead on his owner’s message of love and tolerance. Clever Hans, in contrast, likes the horse well enough but is interested in how this story plays into a larger picture of the way scientists work with animals (and that includes people) today. You could have a very interesting reading unit, comparing the two books to one another with kids. Though diametrically opposed in some ways, they say a lot about the role animals play in our minds verses our lives.
I sincerely believe that editors should be credited on the covers of the books they work on. At the very least they should get their names on the books’ publication pages. After all, they tend to be the ones that are so key to a book’s final success. When the editor of this book received the Clever Hans manuscript, I would love to know what thought process led them to believe that Mike Lowery was the right man to illustrate it. It’s not that Lowery isn’t a pro at nonfiction (if you haven’t seen his Everything Awesome About Dinosaurs then you are living a half-life, my friend), but too often I associate him with his stellar work on Mac Barnett’s Mac B. Kid Spy series. This is why I am not an editor. I would have missed this golden opportunity to pair Lowery with this truly fun text. For his part, the man finds humor where he can, and in this book he decided to lean way way into its German setting. Dust off your high school lessons, folks, because you’re about to get a whole heaping helpful of Guten Tags and kluge pferds coming your way.
Lowery’s is a cartoony style, rendered in pencil, screen-printing, and digital color. It’s also engaging and enticing to young readers. Kids take one look at that cover and want to read the book, even if they don’t care diddly over squat about horsey stuff. And when you reread the book a couple times, that’s when you start to notice the typography, panels, and even colors at work (somehow the artist has managed to invoke sepia without letting it overwhelm the read). Lowery’s style is not, now that I think about it, all that different from Meghan McCarthy’s in Seabiscuit the Wonder Horse. Both artists cultivate a deep respect for their nonfiction material while also luring in the kid readers with fun graphics. There’s an art to what they do, trust me.
I don’t think it’s ridiculous at all to suggest that this book pretty much has it all. For the animal lovers, a cute and smart (Kokias points out that when it came to reading physical cues, Hans lived up the “clever” in his name) colt. For the mystery lovers, a true tale that lays out the clues, the detectives, and the surprising solution. And for lovers of science, this is a superb recounting of how people learn more about the natural world around them and build upon that knowledge. Without this particular horse, some scientists would be less effective at their jobs. The older I get, the more remarkable I find the people, individuals, and (yes) animals that single-handedly change the course of history. As the book puts so well in its Author’s Note, “Clever Hans helped change the way scientists work today. He really was clever to have such a lasting impact on history!” To say nothing of the impact this book will have on kids.
For ages 6 and up.
January 25, 2021
Now, this is precisely the type of nonfiction picture book (with a smidge of mystery) that will lure children into listening until the very last word. Clever Hans appeared to know the numerical answer to most anything he was asked. His owner (a former teacher) worked with him for four years and arranged shows (for FREE) so that people could come and admire Hans the way Mr. von Osten did. Multiple people examined Hans, deeming him legit. However, Mr. Oskar Pfungst examined Clever Hans in ways no one ever had before. He concluded that if the person asking the question didn’t know the answer, then Hans didn’t know the answer. Was Clever Hans psychic?! We humans give off signals that we may not even be aware of and it was believed, at least by Mr. Pfungst, that Clever Hans was picking up on these signals. In any case, what a brilliant horse! The back matter provides a bibliography, an Author’s Note (especially about how “double-blind” studies are important), and it showcases two black and white photos of the real Clever Hans along with Wilhelm von Osten and Oskar Pfungst. The illustrations were rendered with pencil, traditional screen printing, and digital color.
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July 5, 2020Love, love, love. This nonfiction picture book about Clever Hans, a German horse who some thought could add, count, and tell time, is reminiscent of Meghan McCarthy's work. It combines cartoony, humorous illustrations with a fascinating and little known true story to make a really appealing work of nonfiction. I appreciated the author's note that explained why Clever Hans is important to modern research and I loved that the book emphasizes the ways that Hans really was clever, even if not in exactly the ways that people originally thought. This is a great book about the scientific process and a fun animal story in one. A winner.
May 10, 2021
This was a lot of fun. I love the extra information in the back and how this study impacted double blind studies!
July 6, 2021
Fascinating!
February 19, 2022
An interesting, strange, but true story!
September 11, 2020
Perfect for giving/sharing/reading with all Intro to Psych students in high school or college!
Perfect for elementary science and social studies classes.
Perfect for horse fans, history buffs, mystery lovers, and anyone else who is curious about intelligence of the animal and human variety. ;)
Illustrated in a humorous and engaging style by uber talented Mike Lowery, Kerri Kokias' text is smart, clear and even more clever than Hans himself...well, read it and find out!
Perfect for elementary science and social studies classes.
Perfect for horse fans, history buffs, mystery lovers, and anyone else who is curious about intelligence of the animal and human variety. ;)
Illustrated in a humorous and engaging style by uber talented Mike Lowery, Kerri Kokias' text is smart, clear and even more clever than Hans himself...well, read it and find out!
September 13, 2020
A clever picture book about a clever horse - and the clever people who discovered how Hans got his smarts! A lesson in scientific inquiry and critical/creative thinking that is both fun and engaging - kids will love it. Includes back matter.
September 16, 2020
I appreciated the clear writing of this story and the way it piqued my curiosity. The mystery of how Clever Hans the horse was able to do math problems is laid out in an interesting way while also introducing an important scientific and psychological concept: The Clever Hans Effect
Upper elementary students would probably enjoy this book the most. However, I can also see secondary and even university students appreciating this as an introduction to the Clever Hans Effect concept. Overall, this was an enjoyable read and I learned something that makes me rethink how I'll ask people questions in the future.
Upper elementary students would probably enjoy this book the most. However, I can also see secondary and even university students appreciating this as an introduction to the Clever Hans Effect concept. Overall, this was an enjoyable read and I learned something that makes me rethink how I'll ask people questions in the future.
July 23, 2020
In 1904 in Berlin, Germany, Wilhelm von Osten had an extraordinary horse named Clever Hans. Hans could count and tell time. He could identify colors and the value of coins. He could do math, read words, and knew music as well. Many people didn’t believe that Hans could really do these things and assumed it was nothing but a trick. Wilhelm von Osten truly believed in his horse though, having spent four years teaching him using treats to keep him focused. Scientists came to test Clever Hans and watch for secret signals from van Osten or others in the audience. Soon the tests started to figure out how Clever Hans was doing such amazing things! It wasn’t a trick, but instead showed exactly how smart he actually was.
Kokias invites readers deep into the mystery and wonder of Clever Hans. She sets up her book so that readers are presented with the amazing things that the horse can do and then bring them along on the journey of exploring what was actually happening. The book is gripping and fascinating as readers steadily see their own theories dismissed by the experts and the final reveal of the truth is satisfying and fascinating. The art by Lowery has a great playfulness to it that adds to the delight of the book.
A book of scientific discovery that readers must finish to discover how Clever Hans does it. Appropriate for ages 6-9.
Kokias invites readers deep into the mystery and wonder of Clever Hans. She sets up her book so that readers are presented with the amazing things that the horse can do and then bring them along on the journey of exploring what was actually happening. The book is gripping and fascinating as readers steadily see their own theories dismissed by the experts and the final reveal of the truth is satisfying and fascinating. The art by Lowery has a great playfulness to it that adds to the delight of the book.
A book of scientific discovery that readers must finish to discover how Clever Hans does it. Appropriate for ages 6-9.
May 2, 2020
At the start of the 20th century in Berlin a horse known as Clever Hans became famous for the many amazing things he could apparently do, from counting and telling the time to identifying colours and spelling out words using a special chart. His owner, Wilhelm von Osten, had taught him these skills and was eager to show him off to the world.
Many people of course doubted that Hans could do all of these things and believed that it was a trick, and so one expert after another flocked to visit Hans and test him for themselves. One by one, they became convinced of his cleverness when he answered their questions correctly.
That is, until one scientist, Oskar Pfungst came up with more rigorous tests. It turned out that Hans was indeed extremely clever… just not in the way many people thought.
This is a fascinating true story presented in a fun, almost comic book-style. The text is sprinkled with German words that add authenticity, with the English translations floating nearby.
Back matter includes original photos of Hans, Wilhelm von Osten and Oskar Pfungst, as well as an author’s note about “the Clever Hans effect” (a phenomenon named after Clever Hans), and a bibliography.
A fascinating read for all budding historians and scientists as well as horse-lovers!
Many people of course doubted that Hans could do all of these things and believed that it was a trick, and so one expert after another flocked to visit Hans and test him for themselves. One by one, they became convinced of his cleverness when he answered their questions correctly.
That is, until one scientist, Oskar Pfungst came up with more rigorous tests. It turned out that Hans was indeed extremely clever… just not in the way many people thought.
This is a fascinating true story presented in a fun, almost comic book-style. The text is sprinkled with German words that add authenticity, with the English translations floating nearby.
Back matter includes original photos of Hans, Wilhelm von Osten and Oskar Pfungst, as well as an author’s note about “the Clever Hans effect” (a phenomenon named after Clever Hans), and a bibliography.
A fascinating read for all budding historians and scientists as well as horse-lovers!
May 8, 2022
Have you heard the incredible story of Hans, the early-1900s horse? If not, remedy that immediately with "Clever Hans," which reads a bit like a fun detective story with comic book flair. Hans's owner was a schoolteacher, who seemingly taught his horse how to identify colors, tell time, do math and even identify music. Naturally, the scientific world was skeptical. So, a well-respected scientist was given permission by Hans's owner to question Hans himself. And...Hans continued to answer correctly. And then a group of 13 experts went to see Hans in action and could find no secret signals or signs of trickery. WHAT WAS HAPPENING? The answer would actually change science forever! This astonishing story was a fun read for both me (as an adult) and for my kiddos.
September 14, 2020
I love all the different ways that this unique picture book might engage young readers. Written by Kerri Kokias, the story moves at a fast pace, never losing the reader in facts but bringing them along for the fun. Readers are likely learning basic math, and will be anticipating how a horse could do the same. Lovers of mystery will enjoy the tension of just how Clever Hans performs so smartly. And those with a growing curiosity about science and the search for answers will appreciate not just the approach but the bit of extra backmatter. All delivered by one of my favorite illustrators, Mike Lowery, this book is sure to spark a conversation and a re-read!
September 15, 2020
It goes without saying that Clever Hans is a truly clever story! It’s a little slice of history from Germany in 1904, which according to the author’s note still has relevance to scientific research today. It combines counting and adding with a true animal story that children will adore. I can envision classrooms of kids debating whether Hans was truly a mathematically gifted horse or if his remarkable counting ability was a trick. The German words sprinkled throughout had me chuckling. Mike Lowry’s clever illustrations + Kerri Kokias’s brilliant storytelling = a must read!
September 28, 2020
Clever Hans is a very clever book, why? because it tells a historical story in a way that makes things fun! The writing lays out a mystery, can Clever Hans really count? Then walks readers through solving it, teaching a bit about how to observe and question things along the way. The cleverest thing by far is how engaging the story makes the process of experimenting and testing different theories. Kids who love science, kids who love horses, kids who love mysteries, pretty much all kids basically, will love the story and the fantastic and funny illustrations.
November 15, 2020
Could Hans the Horse really do math and tell time? Before, people didn't think of animals as smart like people. After much investigation, it turned out that Hans was smart, just not like what his owner thought: he was really good at reading body language! This finding changed how scientists have done science ever since - whenever possible they do double-blind experiments, where the experimenters themselves don't know the right answer and inadvertently influence the outcome.
June 9, 2020
I write nonfiction books for kids and, geez, I wish I had written this one. The subject matter is offbeat but intriguing. There's history and mystery and science. The author tells a complicated way in an understandable way. My 4-year-old niece LOVES this book. Her review: Everybody thought Hans was very smart but he was only kidding.
Buy it. Read it. Love it.
Buy it. Read it. Love it.
September 11, 2020
This is a fascinating story about a horse that knew how to count, add, tell time, etc. Different from many non-fiction books, this book has funny bits in addition to the fascinating true story. The cartoon illustrations by Mike Lowery add an additional layer of humor. We were hanging on the edge of our seats waiting to find out exactly how Clever Hans was so clever and we weren't disappointed!
September 25, 2020
What a fun and fascinating read! The truth is stranger than fiction in this entertaining book. In addition to learning about Clever Hans, kids will enjoy learning about the efforts to prove (or disprove) Han's amazing abilities and may be inspired to use some critical-thinking skills of their own.
November 28, 2020
A fantastic read that had me hooked... how did he do it?! Many opinions surface, and everyone thinks they're right, but thankfully this sweet narrative reveals the actual truth. Wonderfully illustrated and well paced, it ends with a fabulous reveal about ourselves (and increased appreciation for horses). I loved the extras at the end, including how this clever horse changed the way we do science.
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January 29, 2024This is a fun and creative book, that is a true story. Kids will love the story about a talking horse that is really smart and uses his tricks to get more food or attention from peers/fans. Clever Hans is a story that has clues attached to his thinking. This shows students to be confident in themsleves-- If a horse can do it- so can I.
February 6, 2024
Love this book, so cute! I think the illustrations were great, very engaging and fun to look at. I also thought it was interesting that there were words throughout the book in German with the English translation, that would be good exposure of other languages for a kid. It tells the true story in a great way for kids!
March 12, 2024
This books connects with so many ranges of people! Mystery lovers, history goo-rues, animal lovers, psych majors, and I bet so many more! I could not believe this was a true story!!
I tend to lean away from true stories for myself because I find them more dry and boring, but this was still fun and intriguing.
Ps the end pages are super fun to learn even more information from!
I tend to lean away from true stories for myself because I find them more dry and boring, but this was still fun and intriguing.
Ps the end pages are super fun to learn even more information from!
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April 23, 2024Illustrator: Katherine Potter
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9781328767046
Clever Hans: The True Story of the Counting, Adding, and Time-Telling Horse by Kerri Kokias is an informative read about an unusual horse. It could be incorporated into a lesson about animals with unique abilities or as a discussion starter about the limits of animal intelligence.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9781328767046
Clever Hans: The True Story of the Counting, Adding, and Time-Telling Horse by Kerri Kokias is an informative read about an unusual horse. It could be incorporated into a lesson about animals with unique abilities or as a discussion starter about the limits of animal intelligence.
October 21, 2020
This is a juvenile nonfiction book with cute illustrations that tells the story of a horse who helped change the way some science experiments are conducted. It would make a good read for a science-themed program for kids in elementary school.
January 18, 2021
This is such a fun story. It's told in a way where you can try to think through the mystery as the characters do, and ultimately it's about good experimental design. The back matter talks about the implications that this and similar situations still have on how experiments are done!
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January 31, 2021Learn about the real, clever horse, Hans, who seemed to be able to add, tell time, and more. A great journey overviewing the scientific method, research biases, and more, all packaged in an understandable format for an elementary student.
April 23, 2023
The books is about a man in Germany that has a very smart horse. Its a true story of a horse named Hans who was able to perform seemingly amazing feats of counting, adding, and telling time. The story is engaging and informative as we learn about crazy animal behavior.
April 5, 2024
This book is an excellent choice for independent reading and read-aloud in the classroom. It contains a lot of information that can help students develop in any academic area. It's a really good read, and I recommend it for reading at home and at school.
April 23, 2024
Author: Kerri Kokias
Illustrator: Mike Lowery
ISBN-13:9780525514985
Summary: Hans is a horse with the ability to do math problems, tell the time, read, and etc. This book questions whether Hans could do these things or not.
Illustrator: Mike Lowery
ISBN-13:9780525514985
Summary: Hans is a horse with the ability to do math problems, tell the time, read, and etc. This book questions whether Hans could do these things or not.
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