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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2001
Gr 5-8 A stunning photo-essay about the life and work of Hurtado, an anthropologist who has been studying the Ach people in Paraguay for 15 years. The well-organized, logical text intertwines the information about these hunter-gatherers and the changes in their society with insight into the anthropologist's methods of observation, data collection, and analysis. Unfamiliar terms are effortlessly explained. The large, full-color photographs sometimes fill an entire...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2002
A photo-essay introduces the field of anthropology through the work of one individual, Magdalena Hurtado, who studies the Aché, hunter-gatherers living in the tropical forests of Paraguay. Illustrated with color photographs taken by Hurtado and her anthropologist husband, the concisely written volume explains how Hurtado came to study anthropology, describes her first meeting with the Aché in 1981, and discusses her annual return visits to work in the field. Accessibly presenting information about anthropological met...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
