In Search of Lemurs

by Joyce Ann Powzyk

This is an unusual account of a woman scientist's field expedition in the Ranomafana National Park of Madagascar. Of the 32 types of lemurs known to live on the island, 11 live in the park. On this trip, with guide Talata, the author encounters eight lemurs. The pair also observe an array of exotic birds, a hedgehog, insect-eating bats, city and forest rats. an orb-weaver spider, ring-tailed and broad-striped mongooses, a civet, tree frogs, freshwater crabs, a fossa, giant earthworms, leeches, millipedes, and an aye-aye. The key encounters are handsomely and faithfully illustrated, and the first-person descriptions bring the story to life.

Genres: Madagascar, Africa

48 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1998

Reviews

[Lisa Heath]

I did not realise it's a book for older children( age 10 and up)it's a very lovely book however and I still read and enjoyed it! It's large and thin with 45 pages, and the illustrations are very sweet.
Provides some basic knowledge of Madagascar, lemurs, other mammals and birds too but mainly lemurs.