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Among the orangutans
the Biruté Galdikas story
By Gallardo, Evelyn
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-81180-031-0
- Publisher
- San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c1993.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 1993
Gr 3-5 Among the Orangutans focuses on the naturalist and her work with these endangered animals. It begins with Galdikas's early interest in primates, and tells of her meeting with Dr. Louis Leakey, whom she persuaded to sponsor her Orangutan Project. Most of the book focuses on her experiences at Camp Leakey in the Borneo rainforest, and details the personal and physical hardships she endured during 20 years of study of ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
