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Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas by Jim Ottaviani
motobart's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
This is a quick read, but very informative and enjoyable. Check it out if you have any interest in the great apes or the great women who spent their lives studying them!
lattelibrarian's review
5.0
This book was AMAZING. This biography follows three women (Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas) through their journey to not only becoming interested in primatology, but actually being funded and living their lives in Africa. Each woman had a different method, but each found each other through one man who had the faith and means of finding funding to support them.
Each section follows these women individually, and with attention to detail to each one. For instance--the fonts change depending on who we're following, and who's speaking when all three are together! Not to mention the complete use and understanding of comic conventions and how Ottaviani and Wicks break them! Doing so helped to break up the form and keep me engaged, and it worked wonders.
But perhaps what I enjoyed most was that this was a biography of three women--not just one. In all honesty, the only one I'd heard of of these three was Jane Goodall, so to learn more about her peers and fellow scientists--female fellow scientists--made me so incredibly happy. It's women supporting and understanding each other, and how their stories converge was just incredible.
Overall, this was just so good. The biographies are intriguing and the end involves an author's note as well as his references, and the illustrations had incredible colors and just the right amount of pacing. I'd definitely recommend this, especially to those interested in the outdoors.
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Each section follows these women individually, and with attention to detail to each one. For instance--the fonts change depending on who we're following, and who's speaking when all three are together! Not to mention the complete use and understanding of comic conventions and how Ottaviani and Wicks break them! Doing so helped to break up the form and keep me engaged, and it worked wonders.
But perhaps what I enjoyed most was that this was a biography of three women--not just one. In all honesty, the only one I'd heard of of these three was Jane Goodall, so to learn more about her peers and fellow scientists--female fellow scientists--made me so incredibly happy. It's women supporting and understanding each other, and how their stories converge was just incredible.
Overall, this was just so good. The biographies are intriguing and the end involves an author's note as well as his references, and the illustrations had incredible colors and just the right amount of pacing. I'd definitely recommend this, especially to those interested in the outdoors.
Review cross-listed here!
jwinchell's review
5.0
I'm becoming a huge Jim Ottaviani fan--I love how he weaves together art & science & storytelling. This was an outstanding read. Maris Wicks: beautiful art, perfect lettering to differentiate POV, lovely use of color to denote POV and shifts in time. I also really loved the way she conveyed sound--that was a novel use of the format for me.
I learned so much about Dr. Leaky and these amazing women: Dian Fossey (who studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda), Birute Galdikas (who studied orangutans in Borneo) and Jane Goodall (who studied chimpanzees in Kenya). Absolutely fascinating.
This book has a big range--young adults could get a lot out of it and so could elementary-school kids. Oh, and adults, too.
I learned so much about Dr. Leaky and these amazing women: Dian Fossey (who studied mountain gorillas in Rwanda), Birute Galdikas (who studied orangutans in Borneo) and Jane Goodall (who studied chimpanzees in Kenya). Absolutely fascinating.
This book has a big range--young adults could get a lot out of it and so could elementary-school kids. Oh, and adults, too.
aoosterwyk's review
4.0
Really interesting story of the big three in primate research. I did not realize that Louis Leakey was responsible for giving them all their start. The differences in personality of all three women is evident as is the dedication each brought to their chosen primate. It was a most enjoyable read.
afarre01's review
4.0
Art was cute but this book had major problems with storyline and continuity (some parts were confusing) and sexism (Leakey says multiple times that women are better in the field). I would have been fine with it of it had been cleared up as his opinion, but without commentary it made me cringe...
pigeongrl's review
3.0
I read this book in primary school, and it definitely made an impact on me as I remembered it years later. So, I decided to return to it and reread it - for the nostalgia factor, if nothing else. It was a quick, easy, sweet read, and though it was decidedly too juvenile for me, I still enjoyed the read and found it fun. It's definitely reignited my interest in Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, and I look forward to reading some proper books on them.
pacifickle's review
5.0
Loved this! I loved the writing, I loved the illustrations, I love the clean way they worked together through three narrators, I love the source material.
Think it's okay for elementary readers?
Think it's okay for elementary readers?
kelleemoye's review
5.0
Full review at: http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=841
Three woman in the 1960s and 1970s took part in primatology research that would change the way that we think about primates. Three woman who took a chance and researched potentially dangerous animals in their wild habitats. Three woman who took risks when many did not believe that woman should be part of the sciences. Primates tells the stories of Jane Goodall, a researcher of chimps, Dian Fossey, a gorilla expert, and Birute Galdikas, an orangutan researcher, and how their lives overlap and differ.
I may be bias, but this is one of my favorite nonfiction graphic novels ever. Bias because I am a huge ape advocate and am fascinated by them. These creatures are amazing; their intelligence is so remarkable that it is hard to even fathom. The reason why I loved this book is because it takes you through the research of three groundbreaking woman scientists and what they learned about the three completely different apes. It makes sure to show how each ape is different and spectacular as well as how each lady’s research made an impact.
Three woman in the 1960s and 1970s took part in primatology research that would change the way that we think about primates. Three woman who took a chance and researched potentially dangerous animals in their wild habitats. Three woman who took risks when many did not believe that woman should be part of the sciences. Primates tells the stories of Jane Goodall, a researcher of chimps, Dian Fossey, a gorilla expert, and Birute Galdikas, an orangutan researcher, and how their lives overlap and differ.
I may be bias, but this is one of my favorite nonfiction graphic novels ever. Bias because I am a huge ape advocate and am fascinated by them. These creatures are amazing; their intelligence is so remarkable that it is hard to even fathom. The reason why I loved this book is because it takes you through the research of three groundbreaking woman scientists and what they learned about the three completely different apes. It makes sure to show how each ape is different and spectacular as well as how each lady’s research made an impact.