Primates

Primates

By Jim Ottaviani and Maris Wicks

Published by First Second

Having had the joy of going to one of Jane Goodall’s talks, this book has a special place in my heart. The book focuses on the lives of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Birute Gladikas, and their expeditions to research primates, specifically chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans respectively. The story is nonfiction, describing their lives and research.

I quite like this book. It has simplistic but pretty art, is informative, and does what it sets out to do: provide an interesting and informative story about these amazing women. The authors acknowledged that in some places they did have to take narrative leaps, but they made sense and the flow of the book remained mostly intact throughout. It is a good addition to my ever expanding shelf.

TLDR: 8/10

Should you invest currency into this item: yes