Light Shining Through the Mist: A Photobiography of Dian Fossey by Mathews, Tom

Light Shining Through the Mist: A Photobiography of Dian Fossey (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780792273004)

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Light Shining Through the Mist: A Photobiography of Dian Fossey by Mathews, Tom

Light Shining Through the Mist: A Photobiography of Dian Fossey

$17.95
Light Shining Through the Mist: A Photobiography of Dian Fossey by Mathews, Tom

Light Shining Through the Mist: A Photobiography of Dian Fossey

$17.95
Format: Hardcover
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In 1966, with no experience or formal scientific training, Dian Fossey left the United States and set up a gorilla observation camp in the Virunga mountains of Africa. Sponsored by Dr. Louis Leakey, the 34-year-old Fossey had embarked on a 19-year project that began as a field study of gorillas but expanded into a labor of love and a mission to protect the magnificent species from extinction. No human ever came closer to the mysterious mountain gorillas than Fossey, but as her relationship with the animals grew, her fierce battle against poachers did also. Fossey was murdered in 1985, but her legacy endures. This dramatic story of her vital work is an important record for a new generation of readers.

Author: Tom Mathews
ISBN-10: 0792273001
ISBN-13: 9780792273004
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
Language: English
Published: 07/01/1998
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 11.16h x 9.48w x 0.39d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/22/1998 pg. 93
School Library Journal 09/01/1998 pg. 222
Booklist 09/15/1998 pg. 223
Kirkus Review - Children 07/01/1998 pg. 969
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1998 pg. 139 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1999 pg. 139 - Superior,Well Above Average
By Tom Mathews
By Tom Mathews
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Tom L. Matthews and his family, which includes two pampered cats, live in McLean, Virginia. He graduated from Brooklyn College with a B.A. in history and a concentration in anthropology. Later, he earned an M.S. in communications. As a scriptwriter and television director, he has produced such documentaries as How's Business: The Quiet Revolution, which won first prize at the Rehabilitation International Festival and a Citation of Excellence from the Presidential Commission on Private Initiatives.

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