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Primates

by Jim Ottaviani

Illustrator: Maris Wicks

Ages: 9+

Published: 2013

Publisher: First Second/Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan

ISBN: 978-1-59643-865-1

Keywords: Graphic format, Africa, Primates, Naturalists

We are led through the jungle and are able to follow the careers of groundbreaking scientists who studied primates. Engaging graphic art and text.