The dean of science comics, Jim Ottaviani has here teamed up with comics artist and aquarium-based educator, Maris Wicks – who had a small hit here at Copacetic with Yes, Let's, originally published by our pals at Tugboat Press in Portland, OR – to produce this full-length, full color, hardcover work that takes a long comics look at "the fearless science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas. Recruited by the great anthropologist Louis Leakey these remarkable women are responsbile for some of the biggest advances in both primatology and our understanding of what it means to be human."
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Here's the publisher hype-up:
"Poised to inspire a new generation of naturalists." - Publishers Weekly
A vibrant graphic adaptation of the classic science memoir
Regarded as one of the world’s preeminent biologists, Edward O. Wilson spent his boyhood exploring the forests and swamps of south Alabama and the Florida panhandle, collecting snakes, butterflies, and ants—the latter to become his lifelong specialty. His memoir Naturalist, called “one of the finest scientific memoirs ever written” by the Los Angeles Times, is an inspiring account of Wilson’s growth as a scientist and the evolution of the fields he helped define. This graphic edition, adapted by New York Times bestselling comics writer Jim Ottaviani and illustrated by C.M.Butzer, brings Wilson’s childhood and celebrated career to life through dynamic full-color illustrations and Wilson’s own lyric writing.
In this adaptation of Naturalist, vivid illustrations draw readers in to Wilson’s lifelong quest to explore and protect the natural world. His success began not with an elite education but an insatiable curiosity about Earth’s wild creatures, and this new edition of Naturalist makes Wilson’s work accessible for anyone who shares his passion. On every page, striking art adds immediacy and highlights the warmth and sense of humor that sets Wilson’s writing apart.
Naturalist was written as an invitation—a reminder that curiosity is vital and scientific exploration is open to all of us. Each dynamic frame of this graphic adaptation deepens Wilson’s message, renewing his call to discover and celebrate the little things of the world.
And HERE is a nice online preview of the book to give you an even better idea.
7" x 9" Hardcover | 240 pages | Full Color
