A review by the_naptime_reader
The Lady and the Panda: the True Adventures of the First American Explorer to Bring Back China's Most Exotic Animal by Vicki Constantine Croke

4.0

I tend to be really picky about what non-fiction books I will read. This book was given to me a number of years ago when I worked at LVL. I put it off for a while not really having an appetite for non-fiction. So I was pleasantly surprised when I enjoyed it so much! The book is like one big adventure and certainly connects to all the thoughts about a just and sustainable earth, as the panda population continues to decline. Croke does a good job at attempting to paint the good and bad of Ruth Harkness (the subject of the novel)however it is obviously that she really likes her.

Overall an interesting read.