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The true story of three scientists who risked their lives for research that forever changed the way we think of primates…including ourselves.
Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks give an action-packed account of the three greatest primatologists of the last century: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas. These ground-breaking researchers were all students of the great Louis Leakey, and each made profound contributions to primatology—and to our own understanding of ourselves.
Tackling Goodall, Fossey, and Galdikas in turn, and covering the highlights of their respective careers, Primates is an accessible, entertaining, and informative look at the field of primatology and at the lives of three of the most remarkable women scientists of the twentieth century.
(First Second, 2013)
A New York Time Bestseller
“An accessible introduction to Goodall's, Fossey's and Galdikas' lives and work.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A graphic format admirably propels this lightly fictionalized group biography.” —The Horn Book
“Presented as dedicated, iconoclastic, and profoundly in awe of the creatures around them, Goodall, Fossey, and Galdikas are inspiring figures, and Ottaviani does a first-rate job of dangling enough tantalizing tidbits to pique readers' interest in the topic.” —Booklist
“The story of how each of these women loved primates and lived among them to study their behavior is compelling, and might inspire a whole new generation of scientists to follow in their footsteps.” —School Library Journal
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