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Ottaviani, Jim

Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas

140 pp. | Roaring Brook/First Second | June, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59643-865-1 $19.99

(2) YA Illustrated by Maris Wicks. A graphic format admirably propels this lightly fictionalized group biography of "Leakey's Angels": Jane Goodall (chimps in Tanzania), Dian Fossey (gorillas in Rwanda), and Biruté Galdikas (orangutans in Borneo). In a neat division of labor, the scientists themselves narrate the story while speech balloons and the small, tidy comic illustrations take readers to each moment. The tone is lively but respectful. Reading list. Bib.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2013