Wicks's cartoony illustrations are a great match for the story they never get bogged down with unnecessary details and briskly move forward the account of the women and their subjects. 'Ottaviani succeeds in capturing their hard work and the thrilling breakthroughs during years of research, without looking away from some of the darker details, such as Leakey's womanizing. Especially in its portrayal of this final element, Primates is the kind of book that can produce new scientists.' - Carl Zimmer, The New York Times Book Review And they do so not by manufacturing fake emotion, but by sticking to the reality of being a scientist-the hard punishments of fieldwork, the strains on marriage, the cocktail-party diplomacy back home and, most important of all, the elation of discovery.

' succeed in conjuring the feel of extraordinary science. 'This is an inviting introduction that will undoubtedly lure many readers into further investigation of this groundbreaking fieldwork.' - BCCB 'The story of how each of these women loved primates and lived among them to study their behavior is compelling, and might inspire a whole new generation of scientists to follow in their footsteps.' - School Library Journal 'Presented as dedicated, iconoclastic, and profoundly in awe of the creatures around them, Goodall, Fossey, and Galdikas are inspiring figures, and Ottaviani does a first-rate job of dangling enough tantalizing tidbits to pique readers' interest in the topic.' - Booklist 'A graphic format admirably propels this lightly fictionalized group biography.' - The Horn Book 'An accessible introduction to Goodall's, Fossey's and Galdikas' lives and work.' - Kirkus Reviews

Primates by Jim Ottaviani