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April 2018: Strong Women
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Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Galdikas / Jim Ottaviani, Maris Wicks. 4 stars
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Thank you for alerting me to this! Decades ago I read some of Goodall's books and enjoyed them; I should read more about the scientists.I do read a lot about animal cognition. My very favorite recommendation for anyone interested in the subject is Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?. There are lots of others, too, like The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter than You Think, and The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness.
That last is written by Sy Montgomery, a very strong woman who has lots of great books about animals.
I finally finished the Jane Goodall book that I began last month. It was an annotated collection of her personal letters. I have to get around to reviewing it, but it wasn't as good as I'd hoped. Makes me want to read one of her other books again.
Cheryl wrote: "Thank you for alerting me to this! Decades ago I read some of Goodall's books and enjoyed them; I should read more about the scientists.I do read a lot about animal cognition. My very favorite re..."
It is a very simple book, but I really enjoyed it. I also enjoy graphic novels, so it was fun to read about them in that format, as well.
Thanks for the extra suggestions. I'd heard about "Are We Smart Enough...", but I don't think it's yet on my tbr. Maybe I should add it!
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This was really good! I’ve read about Goodall and Fossey before, but nothing about Galdikas (though I’ve now added one of her books to my tbr!). Because it’s a fairly short graphic novel that covers all three women, it skips a lot of detail, but I really enjoyed the information that was there, and I loved the illustrations! There is also a very nice bibliography included at the end. Beautiful graphic novel about three amazing women.