Bibliograph

Undaunted, the wild life of Biruté Mary Galdikas and her fearless quest to save orangutans, Anita Silvey ; foreword by Biruté Mary Galdikas

Type

Label

Undaunted, the wild life of Biruté Mary Galdikas and her fearless quest to save orangutans, Anita Silvey ; foreword by Biruté Mary Galdikas

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 91) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Age 8-12

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grade 4 to 6

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Undaunted

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1048657745

Responsibility statement

Anita Silvey ; foreword by Biruté Mary Galdikas

Series statement

National Geographic kids

Sub title

the wild life of Biruté Mary Galdikas and her fearless quest to save orangutans

Summary

"As a young scientist, Birute Mary Galdikas had a mission: To find and study the elusive orangutans of Borneo's rain forest to help protect this amazing and elusive species. Follow her story as she carries out an epic search and struggles to survive while studying the world's most endangered great ape. When Galdikas saw her first image of an orangutan in the wild, she was immediately captivated. It haunted her and she found its gaze "almost hypnotic." She moved to Borneo, where she made it her life's mission to study and work to protect these mysterious creatures. Like primatologists Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, Galdikas was driven by incredible ambition and a fascination with apes and human origins, making her way to the harsh rain forests of Indonesian Borneo when she was just 25 years old. She set up a simple camp, named after her mentor, Louis Leakey, and proceeded to look ... and look ...and look for wild orangutans, one of the most elusive species on the planet. Her studies brought these critically endangered apes to the world stage, and they are still making an impact today. Now in her 70s, Dr. Galdikas has conducted the longest running study of any wild mammal by any single scientist. Award-winning author Anita Silvey explores the life and legacy of this incredible and little-known primatologist. With unparalleled storytelling, Silvey offers unique insight into Galdikas' childhood, her work with National Geographic, her passion of raising awareness about conservation, and her mission of securing a future for orangutans."--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

First contact -- Explorer in training -- Mentors -- Borneo -- The elusive orangutan -- The future -- Field notes -- Where orangutans live -- Orangutan family scrapbook -- The life of Biruté Mary Galdikas : a time line -- Key to pictured plants

Target audience

juvenile

Classification