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| View Larger Image | Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas (On My Own Biography)
by Jane A. Schott
by Ralph L. Ramstad
| | List Price: | $25.26 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 3 to 5 weeks | | | | | Sales Rank: | 2431522 | | Studio: | Carolrhoda Books | | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Reading Level: | Ages 4-8 | | Number Of Pages: | 48 | | Publication Date: | December 31, 1969 | | Publisher: | Carolrhoda Books |
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 2.0 based on 1 review)
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Does Not Inspire Interest in Fossey's Life or Work 
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 whether the events took place over days, weeks, months or years. The illustrations are good, if a little flat. There is a brief section at the end, separate from the "story" which tells readers about Fossey's death and a bit of other basic info, presumable which a teacher or parent who reads this book aloud to children could include or not include based on the child's age and ability to deal with that information. Also included is an extremely brief timeline of Fossey's life (10 "significant events/dates listed). We'll probably try at least one other in this series, but if there isn't a major difference we won't continue to read in this series. I give this a straight C. It was adequate for what it is trying to do, but it's a bit choppy and overall, it falls flat at inspiring interest in Fossey's life or work.
October 11, 2007 | |
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