PAMELA S. TURNER

"This is a fascinating look into the work of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. Illustrated with stunning photographs, it is a stellar example of children's nonfiction..."
--The Best Children's Books of 2005 Editor's Choice, Kirkus Reviews

"An outstanding science nature title."
--Starred review, Kirkus Reviews, May 1, 2005

"Turner introduces the work of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project...the readable text records their efforts to treat the great apes in the field as they encounter poachers, meet with the loss of habitat, and face their newest threat: disease that can cross species lines."
--Starred review, School Library Journal, June 2005

"Excellent photographs prominently feature the scientists at work (predominantly women and people of color in scientific roles) as well as the photogenic gorillas..."
--Starred review, The Horn Book, June 2005

"This new addition to the Scientists in the Field series represents the best in science writing. Clearly Turner is committed to telling an important story with accuracy, and she has the literary prowess for the job."
--Susan Faust, the San Francisco Chronicle, June 26, 2005