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You can be a primatologist

"Come along with Dr. Jill Pruetz as she heads to the wilds of Africa to study chimpanzees and other primates. Through simple, accessible text in question-and-answer format and bright, friendly photography, young scientists will learn all about this exciting science career. Do all primates live in th...

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Main Author: Pruetz, J. D. (Jill D.) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : National Geographic Kids, [2020]
Series:National Geographic kids.
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Primatologists > Juvenile nonfiction.
Primatology > Vocational guidance > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:"Come along with Dr. Jill Pruetz as she heads to the wilds of Africa to study chimpanzees and other primates. Through simple, accessible text in question-and-answer format and bright, friendly photography, young scientists will learn all about this exciting science career. Do all primates live in the jungle? Do primatologists live there with them? What's a primatologist's day like? Explore these questions and more!"--
Physical Description:31 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm.
Audience:Ages 4-8
Grades K-1
ISBN:9781426337543
142633754X
9781426337550
1426337558
Author Notes:JILL PRUETZ is a primatologist, biological anthropologist, and National Geographic Emerging Explorer whose work focuses on studying chimpanzee behavioral ecology. She received her Ph.D. in biological anthropology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and works as a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Texas State University. She also teaches field classes in Costa Rica and conducts research at the Fongoli Chimpanzee field site in Senegal, West Africa.

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