Publisher's Synopsis
Learn about the lives of three important paleontologists and discover incredible animals through them. These three scientists changed the way we think about the great apes . . . including ourselves. Jane Goodall studied chimpanzees like no one had before and discovered that they use tools just like we do. Dian Fossey was a fierce protector of gorilla habitats and made the world aware of their precarious situation. Biruté Galdikas studied the orangutan, one of the least-known apes that nonetheless resembles us the most, and revolutionized the movement for jungle preservation.