Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and Biruté Galdikas, while providing pertinent facts that create a framework for the narrative, works more to create an impression and feeling of what these women were up against in their professional lives which, for all intents and purposes, seem to be synonymous with their personal lives. But, this graphic novel is not your typical kid's biography that lays out all the facts in chronological order so readers can write the book report, which, let's be honest, is usually the singular reason kids real biographies. I read Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and Biruté Galdikas with great excitement, thinking that I would learn a lot about our next of kin. Jane about the young Jane Goodall and I know that the 1980s movie "Gorillas in the Mist" is about Dian Fossey and I have no idea who Biruté Galdikas is - I think it's safe to say that I read this book mostly from a child's perspective. As a completely ignorant reader - I have read Patrick McDonnell's Caldecott Honor winning picture book Me. Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey and Biruté Galdikas was called "Trimates" at one time and I think that is important to keep in mind when reading this unique biography.
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