Face to Face With Orangutans (Face to Face with Animals) - Hardcover

Laman, Tim; Knott, Cheryl

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1426304641 ISBN 13: 9781426304644

Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books, 2009

Synopsis

That look in her eye is so human. She cradles her baby in her arms with such pride and tenderness. She interacts with family and peers in a way that suggests deep kinship, friendship, and trust. Meet the orangutan of Borneo in her natural habitat through the amazing adventures of National Geographic photographer Tim Laman and his wife, Harvard professor Cheryl Knott; and learn clearly the threats that now face this incredible primate.

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About the Author:

Tim Laman is a contributing photographer to National Geographic magazine, a research associate in ornithology at the Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology, and a fellow at the International League of Conservation Photographers. He is also a field biologist and wildlife photojournalist. In pursuing his passion for exploring wild places and documenting little-known and endangered wildlife, Laman has developed a reputation for being able to come back with shots of nearly impossible subjects like gliding animals in Borneo, displaying birds of paradise, and some of the most critically endangered birds in the world.

Cheryl Knott is an associate professor of anthropology at Boston University who collaborates on orangutan research and conservation projects in Borneo’s rain forest with her husband, wildlife photojournalist Tim Laman. They are the coauthors of National Geographic’s Face to Face with Orangutans. She has also contributed to many academic journals, including the International Journal of Primatology. To learn more, visit cherylknott.wordpress.com.

From Booklist:

The Face to Face with Animals series has a good thing going. It pairs text and photographs by top wildlife photographers with a brisk design and a large, horizontal shape that allows for plenty of arresting photo spreads. Although simians are no stranger to youth nonfiction, Orangutans still finds new things to say, from an interpretation of the animals’ speech (how to tell a gorkum from a lork from a grumph), to the tricky collection of their urine for analysis. Each book in the series features exceptional back matter, including sections called How You Can Help, It’s Your Turn, and Facts at a Glance. Grades 3-5. --Daniel Kraus

About this edition

• Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1426304641
• ISBN 13: 9781426304644
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32