Laurence Pringle tells how photodocumentarian Cynthia Moss came to study the elephant families in Kenya's Amboseli National Park and how each family is lead by a wise and experienced old matriarch who guides her group as they forage for food and water. Full color.
Elephant Woman: Cynthia Moss Explores the World of Elephants ANNOTATION A biography of Cynthia Moss, world-renowned elephant researcher in Kenya's Amboseli National Park, illustrated with her own photographs.
FROM THE PUBLISHER Laurence Pringle tells how photodocumentarian Cynthia Moss came to study the elephant families in Kenya's Amboseli National Park and how each family is lead by a wise and experienced old matriarch who guides her group as they forage for food and water. Full color.
FROM THE CRITICS Children's Literature - Judy Katsh This is a fascinating look at one woman's life and work. The author masterfully mixes his telling of the biography of naturalist Cynthia Moss with descriptions of the life, culture, physical attributes, and environmental realities of the elephants she studies. Photographs dot the pages of this short, highly readable book and bring heightened intimacy to the text. This book succeeds on so many levels: readers learn about elephants, scientists, wildlife preservation, the spirit of adventure, and what can happen when dedicated people commit their lives to following their hearts and dreams.
School Library Journal Gr 4-8--Cynthia Moss will fascinate young readers. A scientist without formal training, she entered her field through the back door and is now a pre-eminent researcher of elephant behavior and a compassionate conservationist. Pringle not only writes of Moss's work in Kenya's Amboseli National Park, but also tells the story of a woman who, despite adversity, has reached the heights of her field. Physical and behavioral information about African elephants is seamlessly woven into the narrative. How researchers live and conduct their work--and why it is important--become clear as Pringle describes the subject's observations of elephant family life. Moss's full-color photographs add wonderful detail and atmosphere to the text. Readers will find many more of them in Moss's own books, including Little Big Ears (S & S, 1996). Elephants are extraordinary animals, Cynthia Moss is a great role model, and Pringle has brought them together in an exciting presentation.--Susan Oliver, Tampa-Hillsborough Public Library System, FL
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