Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas (On My Own Biographies)
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (508 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1575054779 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From School Library JournalGr 2-3-This easy biography offers little more than snippets of information, abrupt transitions, and uninspired illustrations. In fact, the passage of days, months, and years are easily confused in the cursory narrative. The author gives no details about her subject's education, preparations, or a sense of what such time-intensive study entails. Schott begins the account, when, at 27, Fossey got a notion to go to Africa, read some books, and proceeded to set up a research camp. Somewhat flat and disproportionate color illustrations are ade
"Does Not Inspire Interest in Fossey's Life or Work" according to Amy Aldrich. This is our first encounter with the On My Own Biography series and I have to say, I am not impressed with this one. My initial impression of this book, after reading it is that it might work for beginner readers (1st grade), but it doesn't really work much beyond that. The book makes it sound like Fossey was a spoiled child who was jealous of a friend who got to go to Africa and decided she'd go on her own when she saved the money. The overall timeline and context of the biography is choppy at best and it's really hard to judge the passage of time, that is, to distinguish wh
Jane A. Schott released Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas (On My Own Biographies) on 2018-01-12. It has 48 number of pages. u can get it on paperback or you can read it online. Beside, you can download it on any format you want such as PDF, Epub, Kindle, doc or other format. Just follow the simple step.