Academic libraries that collect graphic novels should acquire it, particularly any that cover biology or anthropology.
As with Feynman and other science graphic novels I've reviewed in the past, it would fit perfectly in any middle school or high school library as well as any public library of any size. As I allude to above, I think it would be particularly appropriate for a young person. Anyone interested in science or the history of science would enjoy it. This is a wonderful book I recommend without hesitation. It's not hard to imagine a young woman or man reading this book and thinking to themselves, "hey, I'd love to do that too, it sounds so incredibly cool" and starting their own journey into discovery. The book is also very funny, filled with warmth and even a little whimsy. But no serious dry scholarly tome, nope, none of that. One of the things I like the most about the book, just like with Feynman, is how the life story of the women is so closely linked to the work they did. It is the story of how they stumbled into science, worked around the establishment, how they shaped and shifted their lives around their passion, about the incredible work they did in primatology with chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans respectively. But the focus is definitely on the three women rather than on Leakey. Primates is the story of the long term collaboration of three women scientists - Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas - with their scientific mentor, anthropologist Louis Leakey. And it is certainly up to the incredibly high standards set by Feynman, if not even a little bit better. The latest from the science graphic novel dynamic duo is Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas, this time with the art by Maris Wicks.
Perhaps not surprisingly, First Second published Feynman. Jim Ottaviani's book Feynman was one of my favourite graphic novels of the last few years. First Second Books is one of my favourite publishers of graphic novels, in particular because they seem to like to do a lot of science-themed books.
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