Primates by Jim Ottaviani, Maris Wicks

Primates

by Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Jim Ottaviani returns with an action-packed account of the three greatest primatologists of the last century: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas. These three 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. Thanks to the charming and inviting illustrations by Maris Wicks, this is a nonfiction graphic novel with broad appeal.

Reviewed by Beth C. on

3 of 5 stars

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I've been wanting to read this for quite a while, and I finally decided that quarantining was the time! It was interesting, though it felt a bit more disjointed than I was expecting. However, the stories were good and I loved the artwork. I would happily recommend this to others, I just wish there was a little more to it for each of the amazing women inside.

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