For more than 50 years, explorer-naturalist George Schaller has devoted his life to saving endangered species. In this biography, illustrated with Schaller's own photographs, Turner examines the amazing life and groundbreaking work of the man "International Wildlife" calls "the world's foremost field biologist."

Reviews

"Although Turner covers a lot of ground, including some fascinating behavioral science, she also tells the stories of individual animals." --"Natural""History""Magazine
""Turner's stirring portrait spotlights a scientist's invaluable contributions to animal study; the gritty, thrilling particulars of fieldwork; and the urgent necessity to protect wild creatures and their habitats." --Starred, "Booklist
""Taking young readers to the ends of the earth . . . Pamela S. Turner offers an absorbing introduction to a scientist in the field--and in the savannah, the forest, the mountains and any other remote animal habitat you can think of." --"Washington Post Book World
"""A Life in the Wild "can obviously be used as an enrichment book, but it is far more than that . . .this is a wonderful book for kids to read to see that science is definitely not all done by Einstein-like caricatures in some messy lab." --National Science Teachers Association (NSTA.org)
"Pamela