![]() ![]() Overall, the graphic-novel format makes what could be a dry subject more appealing for young people. ![]() ![]() The illustrations are lively and cartoonish, using a natural palette of browns and greens to tell the story. While this might not be the best resource for homework assignments, it is an enjoyable and informative read. In the afterword, Ottaviani explains how he and Wicks wanted to create a story rather than a textbook, and so they combined the facts with some imaginative fictionalizing. The book jumps back and forth among the different narrators, so that each of the women and even Leakey are sharing their views about their work and about one another. ![]() Over a period of several years, he recruited and inspired these women to study chimpanzees, mountain gorillas, and orangutans. They would never have met without the guidance of Louis Leakey, an anthropologist who believed that women were better at studying animals in their native environment because they were more patient and perceptive than men. This engaging graphic novel (part story, part group biography) introduces readers to three unique women whose different personalities and lives intersected because of their love of primates. ![]()
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