A review by yapha
Threatened by Eliot Schrefer

4.0

After Luc's mother and baby sister die, he is taken in by Monsieur Tatagani and forced to work off his mother's debt. All of this changes when a stranger arrives in Franceville, Gabon. Professor Abdul Mohammad wants to be the African Jane Goodall. He is planning on studying the chimpanzees in Gabon and hires Luc to accompany him into the jungle. Luc had always feared the "mock men," but he has no other alternative. What they find inside the jungle is so much more than either of them expected. An amazing look at life inside a chimpanzee troop. Recommended for grades 7 & up.